Novell goes public with terms of Microsoft Linux deal

Linux & Open Source News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Novell From servers to storage: Virtualization saves It's touted as one of the fastest and easiest ways to better manage and control your infrastructure. Download this guide today and see how network IT execs are making virtualization pay off in the real world; discover the 8 virtualization gotchas you need to know; and much more. LinuxWorld's Linux and Open Source News Alert, 06/01/07 LinuxWorld.com Feature Stories Novell goes public with terms of Microsoft Linux deal - LinuxWorld, 05/25/07 Novell Inc. has published details of its landmark November 2006 partnership agreements with Microsoft Corp., and a surprising amount of Novell's software does not appear to be covered by the patent "covenant." Anticircumvention takedowns: The AACS story - LinuxWorld, 05/29/07 Running a site with user-generated content, such as comments or Wiki pages, poses challenges beyond the ordinary takedown letters for alleged copyright infringement. Attorney Wendy Seltzer explains the DMCA's confusing "circumvention device" restrictions. From servers to storage: Virtualization saves It's touted as one of the fastest and easiest ways to better manage and control your infrastructure. Download this guide today and see how network IT execs are making virtualization pay off in the real world; discover the 8 virtualization gotchas you need to know; and much more. Click here to download. More of this week's Linux news TurboLinux Wizpy launching worldwide from June - LinuxWorld, 05/31/07 The TurboLinux Wizpy, a multimedia media player that contains a PC-bootable version of the Linux operating system, will go on sale worldwide in June. Google makes Web applications work offline - LinuxWorld, 05/30/07 Google Wednesday introduced an open source technology for building Web applications that continue to work even after a user’s Internet connection is disabled. Mozilla ends Firefox 1.5 support - LinuxWorld, 05/30/07 Mozilla Corp. issued the last security update for its open-source Firefox 1.5 browser Tuesday. It included an automatic update mechanism to give users the option of upgrading to Firefox 2.0. Novell says Microsoft deal is good for Linux business - LinuxWorld, 05/30/07 Novell Wednesday said its deal with Microsoft is helping drive gains in its Linux business, but danced around questions concerning how that deal may be altered given coming changes in open source licensing. Open source PostgreSQL hits another Hi5 - LinuxWorld, 05/30/07 PostgreSQL may not be the most popular open source database but that hasn't stopped social networking site hi5.com from building a scalable architecture to serve 60 million members worldwide. Researcher: Don't trust Google Toolbar - LinuxWorld, 05/30/07 Makers of some of the most popular extension software used by the Firefox browser are not doing enough to secure their software, a security researcher said Wednesday. Xen 3.1 brings open source virtualization to 64-bit - LinuxWorld, 05/30/07 A new version of the open source Xen virtualization stack was released last week, offering up improved support for 64-bit systems, improved virtual server maintenance tools, and a new API for Xen software partners to play with. LinuxWorld Community End-to-end mobile applications: Bill Weinberg, 05/30/07 Podcast answers the question: What does it mean to have Linux on everything from the handset to the server? And why does it matter? (8:15)

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