Linux: We've come a long way
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| Despite these efforts, I clearly remember the tough slog Novell had in trying
| to convince IT staffs that Linux was ready for data center primetime. Edge of
| network servers? Sure. But data center? No way.
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| And today Red Hat and others are actively certifying the rising hordes of
| data center Linux specialists. We've come a long, long way in a very short
| time. Though perhaps not this long.
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9803594-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
VMware Profit Triples on Demand for Server Software
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| VMware Inc., reporting its first results since making the year's biggest
| technology initial public offering, said third-quarter profit more than
| tripled on demand for software that makes computers more efficient.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a8__s2CzaLzI&refer=news
Related:
The VMware house of cards
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| Looking at an ESX server, you’ll find what looks like a Linux OS. This isn’t
| a secret -- VMware call this the ‘console OS’.
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http://www.venturecake.com/the-vmware-house-of-cards/
VMware and the GPL
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| VMware’s use of Linux is hardly a secret that’s just been
| uncovered—as the usual corporation-hating online mob crying “scandal!” seems
| to be implying. The architecture of ESX Server has been known for years.
| Books have been written about it.
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http://www.illuminata.com/perspectives/?p=347
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