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Novell News Summary - Part II: SUSE in Hush Mode, Lindows Called “Worst Product Ever”, Samsung's Bada Revisited

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Summary: News and coverage concerning the distributions which joined Microsoft's patent racket against GNU/Linux

SUSE (SLES/SLED)



GroundWork continues to favour SLES for some reason and there is a new press release about it.

GroundWork Open Source, Inc. (GWOS http://www.gwos.com), the leader in commercial open source systems and network management software, today announced it will conclude the GWOS barCAMP Deux sessions with an exclusive release of a SUSE powered Virtual Appliance package that integrates GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.1 with Zendesk (www.zendesk.com).


At the high end, IBM deploys SLES for some large companies with mission-critical systems.

Implementing an IBM System z10 Enterprise Linux Server helps EFiS EDI Finance Service AG save money and the environment


Here is some guidance for anyone who wants SLED 11 installed on this HP hardware:

However, we still tested the stock version and came away impressed. For the vast majority of computing tasks – using Evolution to check your POP mail, burning a DVD disc using LightScribe (included with this SLED build) and even playing games or watching movies – the Elite 7000 is up to the task. Where we noticed a performance degradation is when we compared Linux-to-Linux between this system and a home-built PC that uses an SSD drive, an Nvidia Quadro CX graphics card and has 6GB of RAM. There was no comparison, of course – the home-built system was snappier even for popping up Firefox, copying files and running simulations with a program like Autodesk Revit Architecture (which normally prefers a workstation PC).


That's about it when it comes to SLE*.

Xandros/Linspire



Another distribution that we name "Ballnux" would have to be Xandros because Linspire and Turbolinux are more or less history. Here is a little new rant about Xandros:

Linpus and Xandros aren’t looking quite so exciting. Of course, that could change as smartbooks with ARM-based processors start to hit the market, since they’re not capable of running Windows.


Not looking like Windows does not make something deficient. People don't need Windows, they just need something that works. But anyway, Lindows, which was bought by Xandros in its "Linspire" form, is now being called one of the "worst products ever".

9. Lindows The hype was palpable surrounding Lindows: it was going to be a Linux operating system that provided full compatibility with Windows. Microsoft didn't take kindly to this and even sued, unsuccessfully, saying that Lindows was infringing its Windows copyright. The court case just added to the excitement.


Xandros never did anything substantial with Linspire, not even with CNR.

Samsung



Microsoft is also extorting Linux phones and Samsung lets Microsoft get its way. Here is a new discussion about Samsung's Android phones and about Bada:

Many people think of it as a poor thought, but Samsung has made it clear that Samsung Bada is being launched to make smartphones accessible to everyone. The smartphone market is still in its growing phase and Bada platform aims at improving the current situation.


Bada is mostly a layer and the platform that's underneath benefits Microsoft if people buy their phones from Samsung.

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