Comments on: Why is Dell Sticking with Ballnux After Joining Novell/Microsoft Patent Deal? http://techrights.org/2009/02/14/dell-boots-linux-tax/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Thu, 05 Jan 2017 01:24:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/02/14/dell-boots-linux-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-59753 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:47:17 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/02/14/dell-boots-linux-tax/#comment-59753 Sources seem to indicate that it’s Novell too.

http://www.bmighty.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/linux_delivers.html

“Like other instant-on desktop technologies, this one will handle software and system updates via vendor-provided firmware upgrades. Dell developed the custom Linux desktop environment in conjunction with Novell; the system actually uses a modified version of Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop combined with an embedded MontaVista Linux OS.”

]]> By: Dean http://techrights.org/2009/02/14/dell-boots-linux-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-59659 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:28:03 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/02/14/dell-boots-linux-tax/#comment-59659 Actually, Novell had no involvement in the Dell Latitude ON project.

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