Deals and Announcements at Novell -- Digest

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2007-04-14 03:18:39 UTC
Modified: 2007-04-14 03:19:25 UTC

Here is a roundup of recent stories which did not make the cut as standalone posts.

Novell has joined the Green Grid, which strives to make our industry more environment-aware and friendly. Thumbs up to Novell for that one. Opensuse 10.3 alpha 3 was released a couple of days ago and Novell has issued some press releases as well.

Sumitomo Electric Industries Chooses Novell for Xen Virtualization

Sumitomo Electric Industries is a long-time supplier of products based on the company's copper wire manufacturing technology, including electrical cables, machinery and energy products.

QLogic Announces HBA Virtualization Solution for SUSE Linux Environs

QLogic Corp., a provider of storage networking solutions, has announced a host bus adapter (HBA) virtualization solution for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server environments from Novell.

While we still call for a boycott, it would be unfair to simply ignore progress made by Novell, however small it may be. The financial figures speak for themselves.

Slopwatch: Another Day, Another Slopfest, LLM Slop Scrapers Slow Down Our Site: We too have some slop issues; this past day this site and the sister site had to answer about 2.5 million requests (not counting Gemini Protocol) and it's slowing things down for everybody
Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part IX: Minimum Wages For You (Experienced Scientist), Alicante/EU Paydays For Me (Unproductive, Corrupt Official): Does UPRP maladministration extend to the false belief that qualified and experienced scientists can play the role of circus clowns?
IBM's CEO Roasted, Sizzled and Grilled for Dumb and Inconsistent Vapourware Promises: It looks like being a chronic liar is what it takes to lead the company once synonymous with computing
Why the Militants Have Lost Every Battle Since 2022 (When Attacking My Wife and I in Various Ways, Even Attacking Our Employers): This takes patience, sure, but at the end most evildoers face the consequences for their actions
Our Priority is Still Tackling Software Patents and Corruption in Patent Offices: Meanwhile we got compliments on our recent articles, which means that they are effective
Politics Will Impact Software Choices: Will those systems respect users' freedom?
EPO: Neglecting Children to Promote American Monopolies by Shielding Them From European Competition: Yesterday the Central Staff Committee at the EPO spoke about another "reform" at the Office
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, June 11, 2025: IRC logs for Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Links 11/06/2025: More Vulnerabilities Found in 'Smart' Phones, China Extends Reach in the Pacific: Links for the day
Gemini Links 11/06/2025: Grain and Steam Next Fest: Links for the day
Links 11/06/2025: "Quantum" Hype From IBM, US Closer to Martial Law, and “The Nation” Celebrates Milestone: Links for the day
IBM's Goal Is Not (and Never Was) Computer Users' Freedom: More than 1.5 decades ago I found IBM to be an "ally of convenience" because of OpenDocument Format (ODF)
Wayland Shows the IBM/Red Hat Way of Doing Things: IBM is trying to 'kill' X
Who Imitates Who? Plagiarist as Client (From Microsoft), 'Plagiarism' at the Law Firm?: let's revisit the subject
GitHub is Proprietary, Controlled by Microsoft, and GPL Violation Warehouse: "IRS tax filing software [will be] released to the people as free software" ... In general this is good news
Slopfarm Catastrophe: Seems like BetaNews (or BetaNoise) has just suffered a major data loss and restored the site from a week-old backup
Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part VIII: Illegal Working Conditions: How many people need to die for these people to get their massive salaries?
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, June 10, 2025: IRC logs for Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Links 10/06/2025: Apple Hype and Physical Attacks on Bloggers: Links for the day
Gemini Links 10/06/2025: Loon Lake, Farming, and Forth: Links for the day
Links 10/06/2025: Jaws at 50 and US Democracy Crushed Very Rapidly (Martial Law Seems Imminent): Links for the day
Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part VII: Washing Their Hands After Corruption and Abuse: "Tragedy or comedy?"
Culling Bad RSS Feeds of Bad Sites: Not throwing out the baby with the bathwater
If 'Microsoft v Techrights' is Dealt With by a 'Microsoft Court' (or a Court Outsourced to Microsoft): More on that later
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, June 09, 2025: IRC logs for Monday, June 09, 2025
Gemini Protocol Turns Six in 10 Days From Now: If you haven't tried it yet, then give it a go today
Live as You Preach: technology is fast becoming dysphoric

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