Month: August, 2007

Is VMware too close to Linux?

23 August, 2007 (14:16) | No comments

If it’s really true, VMware gigant can be in big trouble.
“Writing on his blog VentureCake, Linux specialist Mike MacCana thinks he might have found a bit of rust on VMware’s shining armor. He claims that VMware’s ESX server is derived from Linux, and therefore is not legally re-distributable as proprietary software.”
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/16/vmware_derived_from_linux/
http://www.venturecake.com/the-vmware-house-of-cards/

Novell owns the UNIX and UnixWare copyrights!

13 August, 2007 (16:30) | No comments

The long story short, it’s Novell’s tour to own the copyright of UNIX now :)
“[T]he court concludes that Novell is the owner of the UNIX and UnixWare Copyrights.”
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070810165237718
And what reply SCO?
“Although the district judge ruled in Novell’s favor on important issues, the case has not yet been [...]

Unsupported rapid oxidation

6 August, 2007 (16:58) | No comments