October, 2007

Analysts debate Active Directory’s role in Linux authentication

I had the interesting opportunity to...

Happy Halloween from a PC (pumpkin computer)

Here's one IT-related and on un-IT related pumpkin pic, in honor of that zany holiday we call Halloween.

Novell lays off workers, moves positions to India

Novell Inc. today announced a "restructuring" designed to eliminate costly American engineering jobs and re-create them in India, where labor costs are significantly less. On Oct. 9 these layoffs were only a rumor, as we reported it here on the Log, but today it's

Open source: The most disruptive influence in IT today

For some it is gospel. To others, it is completely mind-bending and new. Sound familiar? We are talking about how people feel about open source and its future in the enterprise. The fact of the matter is clear: Open source software, Linux included, is quickly becoming the disruptive force...

Thoughts on the Linux job market

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ODF Alliance hails record growth in application support for ODF

The OpenDocument file format isn't really something we cover a lot here on the Log or on SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, but from time to time I like to check in on it for no other reason than Simon Phipps from Sun Microsystems said a

Oracle Unbreakable Linux program having no effect down under

When we first wrote about the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program late last year, Red Hat Enterprise Linux users appeared ready to at least give it a look. The program, officially announced in October 2006, promised deep discounts for Red Hat users that opted to go to Oracle -- not Red Hat --...

World Series hype, GPLv3 adoption increase in October

What could the World Series and the General Public License (GPL) possibly have in common? Well, there's one thing, if you stretch it really thin: October. The World Series, obviously, will begin tonight between the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass. The hype,...

See Ken Milberg at POWER-AIX/Linux Users Group Meeting in NY

One of our SearchEnterpriseLinux.com experts, Ken Milberg, will be speaking at the following event. If you live in the metro area, drop by and say hello (but remember to pre-register, or else you won't get in!)

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Is the Ubuntu team stretched too thin?

Ubuntu 7.10, the latest release of one of the most popular Linux desktop distributions, is getting a hero's welcome as a reliable desktop and as