Archive for September, 2010
de Icaza: “We collaborate with Microsoft”
Visual Studio Magazine, of the Redmond Developer Network, has up a short interview with Microsoft MVP Miguel de Icaza. There’s not much to see here, but I think some minor points shine through despite Mr. de Icaza’s best efforts. Consider the recent “busted myth” that Microsoft is involved in Mono development (which even in the myth-buster piece [...]
On Foundations II: Working with Novell
There’s so much coming out around LibreOffice, but I found this bullet point on Moved by Freedom – Powered by Standards by Charles H. Schulz to hit just about the right spot for me: “But you’re working with Novell! Oh my Gosh you’re working with Novell! You’re a traitor!” That might sound surprising but although [...]
On Foundations
Posted by Jason in Free Software, Microsoft, Novell, Open Source on September 29, 2010
Couple of things going on Foundation-wise. LibreOffice LibreOffice is the “rebranding” of OpenOffice.org under the umbrella of the newly formed The Document Foundation. The purpose of The Document Foundation is to be an “independent self-governing meritocratic Foundation”, and although it doesn’t come right out and say it, the main purpose seems to be to move OpenOffice.org out from under [...]
A developer looks at VMware/Novell
Here is an interesting post considering the potential VMWare/Novell deal from Manny Vellon the CTO of Likewise. Mr. Vellon professes to be a programmer at heart (albeit a VB programmer) and his opinion here is worth the read. Here’s the part that jumped out at me: Second, we needed a toolset for implementing and calling SOAP web services. [...]
Novell: Why we don’t need a third Linux distro
Fascinating blend of spin and whistling-past-the-graveyard from the Novell Director of Linux and Appliances.
Open – Just like Windows or Mac
Posted by Jason in Free Software, Open Source on September 22, 2010
A cool fellow in our local LUG sent me this link: The WebOS is an open platform, just like Windows and Mac OS. Another example of how useless the term “Open” has become – it can mean anything (or nothing), and is rapidly becoming pure marketing-speak. (I also love how the WebOS touts you can “browse [...]
Novell in a two-part Fire Sale
The New York Post is reporting that Novell has “reached a deal in principle to sell itself in two parts” in the next month, culminating with Novell being de-listed. According to the Post, the breakdown is SUSE to a “strategic buyer” and the rest to a private-equity firm. Edited 17SEP2010: The Wall Street Journal is [...]
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