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Xandros Buys Linspire - Michael's Minutes - - Michael Robertson - Forum Index - Message Board - Yuku

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:48:22 -0700

Linspire - The World's Easiest Desktop Linux

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:53:08 -0700

Linspire - The World's Easiest Desktop Linux

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:49:03 -0700

Sun full of open source and skepticism

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:49:51 -0700

Sun continues to take a performance pounding, and the rumors of replacements, layoffs and revamps are beyond swirling and now perpetuating skepticism of the company. It strikes me as odd that Sun, which has embraced open source and is also the defacto leading corporate open source software contributor, is continually dogged by doubts about its transitions and tenures despite well-respected technology and participation in open source. Part of this lies in the company’s continuing dichotomy in strategy — a reference to tepid support for Linux and continued preference for and focus on Solaris. This is a large part of Sun’s ‘handicap,’ IMHO when it comes to Linux and open source. Sun has its own OS, and therefore is in the same category as the dreaded Microsoft for many.

However, Sun has a longstanding, solid history with open source. OpenOffice, OpenSolaris, OpenSparc, Java, etc. While the company has generally benefited from its move to make Java open source under the GPL, its OpenSolaris and Solaris OS under the CDDL have been a somewhat different story. Nevertheless, Sun knows how to do open source right and continues to participate effectively in a variety of open source software communities, projects and enterprise products.

Let’s also not forget that it was Sun that started off this year with a billion dollar bet on open source, MySQL and its database software and business. When Jonathan Schwartz and co. were on the conference call for the acquisition in January, there were many references to Sun’s belief in the LAMP stack (along with the expected reference to the possibility of a SAMP stack that includes Solaris). And therein lies the dichotomy again.

Does Sun want to support and see success from Linux? Or does it want to see success from Solaris (and OpenSolaris)? The company may want to have it both ways and while it’s certainly possible and practical to support multiple operating systems in this day and age, Sun needs to make it clear whether it wants to fan the flames or fight the fire that is Linux. Let’s consider Novell. Is it putting much investment or roadmapping into Netware? No, the company is focused on Linux and integration of NetWare and Linux in Open Enterprise Server since it acquired SUSE in 2003. While an acquisition spurred the Linux embrace in Novell’s case, Sun does not necessarily need to buy a Linux vendor (there are fewer of those, too with Xandros’ recent purchase of Linspire).

The bottom line is that many if not most enterprise Linux wins come at the expense of Solaris and other Unix software. Sun would be wise to recognize this and it could go a long way toward clarifying its achievements and objectives with open source and getting its house in order.

Linspire CEO Defends Buyout by Xandros

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:48:13 -0700

Former Linspire CEO bumps heads with current Linspire CEO The recent announcement regarding the sale of Linspire<sep/>

Linspire - The World's Easiest Desktop Linux

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:44:46 -0700

Download CNR Client

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:46:34 -0700

CNR is a software that allows easy download of the most popular softwares for Linux on Ubuntu offers by Linspire

Linspire - The World's Easiest Desktop Linux

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:46:33 -0700

Kevin Carmony's Blog

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:46:39 -0700

Kevin Carmony's Blog

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:47:51 -0700

Michael Robertson . com

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:47:50 -0700

[from martti] Xandros quietly acquires Linspire

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:51:36 -0700

Xandros quietly acquires Linspire

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:45:48 -0700

Linspire.com - What is Linspire?

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:45:48 -0700

Linspire Chairman Frustrated By Futility Of Desktop Linux, Rebuts Carmony -- Linux

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:46:56 -0700

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Linspire Assets Sold To Rival Linux Distributor, Xandros

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:01 -0700

Q&A: Xandros' CEO Andreas Typaldos

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:47:11 -0700

Surprise Desktop Linux Move: Xandros Buys Linspire

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:45:59 -0700

XandrosがLinspireを買収 - どうなる? CNR | 経営 | マイコミジャーナル

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:45:59 -0700

Kevin Carmony's Blog: Xandros Acquires Linspire Assets in Secret Backroom Deal

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:46:05 -0700

Xandros Reportedly Buys Out Linspire

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:44:58 -0700

Microsoft signe un nouveau pacte de protection avec l'éditeur Linux Linspire - Actualités - ZDNet.fr

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:57:42 -0700

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Mon, 26 May 2008 16:13:00 -0700

eweek1 Is a Linux Civil War in the Making?

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:13:16 -0700

Freespire

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:13:12 -0700

Torvalds Feeling Happy About Next Linux Release - The Chart - IT Channel News And Views by CRN and VARBusiness

Wed, 21 May 2008 03:12:28 -0700

Torvalds says next Linux release "getting close."

Comments on LINSPIRE 6 0 17 Operating System Plus VISIBOOKS GUIDE : Software > Linux - Mininova

Tue, 20 May 2008 09:13:00 -0700

Virtual Box | Open Source Edition

Mon, 19 May 2008 02:11:52 -0700

The VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE) is the one that has been released under the GPL and comes with complete source code. VirtualBox is a free PC virtualization solution allowing you to run a wide range of PC operating systems on your Linux system.

OpenVZ

Mon, 19 May 2008 01:12:23 -0700

OpenVZ creates isolated, secure virtual private servers on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.

Basilisk 2 | Macintosh Emulation

Mon, 19 May 2008 01:12:22 -0700

Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it enables you to run 68k MacOS software on you computer, even if you are using a different operating system.