Microsoft e LG assinam pacto sobre Linux

Parece que a Micro$oft e a LG assinaram um acordo, onde alguns dispositivos (games, celulares e afins) da LG, mesmo que com Linux instalados de Fábrica, podem utilizar tecnologias patenteadas da Microsoft.

Estratégias ? Pactos ? Jogadas ? Marketing ? O que a Microsoft pode fazer para colaborar para o “não-crescimento” do Linux ?

Notícia completa, via PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132662-c,companynews/article.html

Novell’s Mono project extends Microsoft .NET framework to Linux

“Óia” que jóia!!

Novell has announced the beta program for Mono 1.2, which includes support for Microsoft Windows.Forms to more easily port .NET client-side applications to Linux.Novell today announced the beta program for Mono 1.2, which now includes support for Microsoft Windows.Forms to more easily port .NET client-side applications to Linux.

Other enhancements in this beta release include additional platform and hardware support, virtual machine upgrades and enhanced Java support, as well as performance, memory consumption and stability improvements. Mono is a Novell-sponsored open source implementation of the Microsoft .NET framework that helps corporate IT and ISV developers migrate existing .NET applications to Linux and develop new Linux and cross-platform applications. Working within their existing skill sets, traditional Microsoft developers can use the Mono framework to make their .NET desktop and server applications available to the Linux market.

Mais informações aqui e aqui.

Linus Trovalds: Deixem de usar o GNOME

hhuumm, nem tudo é perfeito no mundo do Opensource, segue uma mensagem do Linux Trovalds, o que dizer sobre tal assunto ? Será que ele pode induzir os usuários ?

“I personally just encourage people to switch to KDE.This “users are idiots, and are confused by functionality” mentality of Gnome is a disease. If you think your users are idiots, only idiots will use it. I don’t use Gnome, because in striving to be simple, it has long since reached the point where it simply doesn’t do what I need it to do.Please, just tell people to use KDE. “

http://lists.osdl.org/pipermail/desktop_architects/2005-December/000390.html

Linus Trovalds licencia o nome LINUX

Aham! Disto eu não tinha dúvidas, inclusive foi motivo de várias discussões minha com os xiitas linux amantes do open source.

Nem tudo é realmente “free” como o mundo do open source gosta de falar, a prova disto é que Linus Trovalds (pai do linux) resolveu cobrar por direitos de uso do nome Linux.

Quais serão os proóximos passos ?

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