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IT Management Linux News for Feb 06, 2009
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Microsoft's secret deals on open source (Feb 06, 2009, 23:34)
ZDNet: "It's a familiar story. Microsoft does a
secret deal with a company over patent licences. Almost no details
are provided about which patents, how much money has changed hands,
or why, except for one vaguely worded press release that talks
about how such secret deals benefit the customer through openness
and innovation."
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Microsoft looking for director of open source desktop strategy (Feb 06, 2009, 20:33)
451 CAOS Theory: "...Microsoft's Windows
Competitive Strategy team is searching, via Linkedin, for "a strong
team member to lead Microsoft's global desktop competitive strategy
as it relates to open source competitors.""
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Canadian Government Considers Open Source (Feb 06, 2009, 20:03)
Opendotdotdot: "The Canadian Government has put
out a "Request For Information" (RFI) - essentially, a formal
invitation for feedback on the topic. Rather amusingly, the RFI
speaks of "No-Charge Licensed Software":"
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Linux in schools (Gaza style) (Feb 06, 2009, 15:31)
ComputerworldUK: "You can wonder at the irony
though; a theocratic state embraces probably the most free,
computing paradigm seen hitherto on this earth versus a basket of
freedom loving liberal democracies which had embraced probably the
most secretive restrictive computing paradigm on earth."
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Lenovo CEO quits (Feb 06, 2009, 13:06)
ZDNet: "PC maker Lenovo announced a US$96.7
million loss today due to a drop in sales amid global turmoil and
said CEO William Amelio had resigned in a management
reshuffle."
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Microsoft patent deal covers Linux printers (Feb 06, 2009, 12:06)
LinuxDevices: "Microsoft and Brother Industries
have entered into a broad patent cross-licensing agreement that
enables access to each company's respective patent portfolio,
including Brother's embedded Linux printing products. Aimed at
boosting R&D efforts, the agreement includes compensation paid
to Microsoft by Brother, say the companies."
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Survey shows Ubuntu not just for desktop anymore (Feb 06, 2009, 10:35)
LinuxWorld: "Ubuntu should not be considered
merely the desktop Linux distribution of choice anymore if a new
survey conducted by Canonical and open-source analyst firm RedMonk
is an indicator."
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Real Geeks do Peer Clouding (Feb 06, 2009, 00:05)
Linux Today Blog: "So, does refusing "the
cloud" mean that the hardcore refusenik is condemned to a life of
isolation? No, because there is a third alternative, and that is
the Peer Cloud."
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