Linspire signs Linux patent deal with Microsoft

Linux & Open Source News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Novell Case Study: Linux improves performance, lowers TCO In this real-world case study, discover how one IT solutions provider switched to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, which enables it to provide high-performance, scalable solutions at more competitive prices while reducing its TCO by 25%. Click here to download this whitepaper. LinuxWorld's Linux and Open Source News Alert, 06/15/07 LinuxWorld.com Feature Story Linspire signs Linux patent deal with Microsoft - LinuxWorld, 06/14/07 Linspire Inc. has signed an intellectual-property agreement with Microsoft Corp. that the company says will shield customers from Microsoft's patent threats. Microsoft expands Linux patent deals in expected, unexpected places - LinuxWorld, 06/13/07 Microsoft last week signed on two more companies to patent lawsuit protection deals. From servers to storage: Virtualization saves It's touted as one of the fastest and easiest ways to better manage and control your infrastructure. Download this guide today and see how network IT execs are making virtualization pay off in the real world; discover the 8 virtualization gotchas you need to know; and much more. Click here to download. More of this week's Linux news Schwartz to Torvalds: Dinner at my place? - LinuxWorld, 06/13/07 A day after Linux creator Linus Torvalds publicly questioned the authenticity of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s interest in serving the open-source community, Sun Chief Executive Officer and President Jonathan Schwartz invited Torvalds for a sit-down. Interview with Brian Aker - LinuxWorld, 06/13/07 MySQL architect Brian Aker discusses the future of database storage engines, Amazon's Web services, the next generation of distributed revision control and the economics of creating open source software. VMware makes bid for virtual desktops - LinuxWorld, 06/12/07 VMware has moved to strengthen its credentials in the desktop virtualization market today, with the release of two products. The company has launched VMware Player 2, which includes beefed-up support for modern hardware. Kernel space: Wireless regulatory compliance - LinuxWorld, 06/12/07 A proposal for Linux networking would use a database of radio regulations to set up wireless networking legally. Pepper, Ubuntu Linux developers make plans to shrink - LinuxWorld, 06/11/07 With Pepper Computer and Ubuntu both pushing their respective embedded OS efforts towards Intel’s Mobile Internet Device platform, it appears the market for ultra mobile PCs is taking a sharp turn towards Linux. Zenoss boosts open source management software - LinuxWorld, 06/11/07 Open source management software maker Zenoss includes configuration management database technology in second-generation software. Can New York make the case for ODF? - LinuxWorld, 06/11/07 The New York state politician backing a bill that would order the state to examine a switch to open document formats for official business said Friday that she is optimistic her bill will escape the fate of similar bills in five other states. Microsoft taps Linux veteran to lead Novell interop lab - LinuxWorld, 06/11/07 Microsoft has appointed an executive to lead its controversial efforts to make its software more interoperable with Novell's SUSE Linux. Mobile Linux group releases first specs - LinuxWorld, 06/11/07 The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum planned to release its first mobile phone specifications on Monday, in hopes of encouraging more applications for Linux phones. A temporary network on a budget for Southern California Linux Expo - LinuxWorld, 06/11/07 Running a network is hard. But assembling one in a day, letting a motley assortment of virus-infected Microsoft Windows PCs, rogue DHCP servers, and beaconing boxes use it -- and still maintaining full network functionality -- is more than challenging. Reports: Google weighs Microsoft antitrust fight - LinuxWorld, 06/10/07 Google may be seeking a reopening of state and federal government antitrust action against Microsoft, but a U.S. Department of Justice official has recommended against it, newspaper reports indicated Sunday. IBM undeterred by setbacks to ODF adoption - LinuxWorld, 06/08/07 You might think the steady defeat of bills in several U.S. states to mandate the use of free interoperable file formats might dampen the spirits of IBM Corp., one of the prime supporters of the OpenDocument Format (ODF). Far from it, said IBM's Bob Sutor. State's move to open formats not a mass migration - LinuxWorld, 06/08/07 Only a tiny fraction of the PCs at Massachusetts government agencies are able to use the Open Document Format (ODF) for Office Applications, despite an initial deadline of this month for making sure that all state agencies could handle the file format. Bill seeks study of open document formats in New York - LinuxWorld, 06/07/07 A bill introduced in the New York state legislature on Wednesday would require the state government's IT director to study the issue of using open document formats within agencies. COMPUTEX - Intel shows more advanced ultraportable - LinuxWorld, 06/07/07 Just two months after Intel unveiled a package of chips named McCaslin for ultramobile computers, the company rolled out a prototype device running McCaslin's successor, Menlow, at Computex. New York takes a gander at open document formats - LinuxWorld, 06/07/07 New York has become the latest state government to introduce legislation concerning open document formats even as bills in other states are being voted down. Xandros CEO doesn’t agree that Linux is patent violator - LinuxWorld, 06/07/07 Xandros CEO Andreas Typaldos said Thursday his company did not agree that its Linux distribution violates any Microsoft patents nor did the software giant ask Xandros to do so as part of the patent cross-licensing deal the two signed Monday. LinuxWorld Community 18,000 packages and counting in Debian: Don Armstrong, 06/13/07 Debian is one of the oldest of the Linux distributions, but has plenty of new stuff to show off. (podcast, 12:17)

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