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Linspire is going away
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| Linspire, the distribution originally launched as Lindows, is no more, says
| Xandros CEO Andreas Typaldos.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/144307
That'll be more userbase for distros that are not tied to The Beast. It's good.
IBM reconfigures Lotus Foundations for Linux
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| IBM has reconfigured its Lotus Foundations software, which includes Lotus
| Notes, Sametime and Symphony, to preload on Linux distributions like Red Hat,
| Ubuntu and Novell's Suse Linux.
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| The repackaging makes the middleware easier and cheaper to install on Linux
| PCs and free desktops from Microsoft software, IBM said.
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| The easy availability of collaboration tools could trigger businesses to
| switch to Linux, IBM executives said at the Linuxworld conference.
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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=102707&;
Recent:
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| [Carmoney [sic]:] "Many disagreed with the MS partnership, but it brought us
| millions in new sources of revenue, all without having any of the negative
| effects on the desktop Linux space that some predicted the MS/Linux deals
| would. I reduced our losses by millions in my first year as CEO, and made
| millions in profits my second year."
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| He made millions in profit in the short term, by destroying a GNU/Linux
| company's reputation. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to sell out to
| Microsoft. Any GNU/Linux distro which has a significant community could pull
| millions or more by selling out to Microsoft.
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http://www.fsdaily.com/Business/Truth_is_Treason_in_the_Empire_of_Lies_Linspire_Fact_Sheet_Coming_Soon
Related:
Linspire deal: What will ESR and Shuttleworth do now?
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| Will Shuttleworth continue to collaborate with a company which has now
| caved in to a protection racket? Or will he do stick to the principle
| behind the whole FOSS movement and walk away from the deal? We're watching
| and waiting, Mark.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/12899/1090/
Freespire, Linspire, and Microsoft patents
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| Microsoft denies that this is the case, and argues that, in particular, the
| GPLv3 has nothing to do with it. However, with its July 5 Covenant to
| Customers concerning its Linspire deal, Microsoft is trying to put even more
| distance between any potential patent claims and the GPLv3.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7598947159.html
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