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DATE | 2004-01-10 |
FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] FYI: Novell Unveils Ximian Desktop Update For SUSE Linux 9
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Well that should be interesting.
I've been slowly cooking a story for the Journal about the watering down affect of Linux desktops. How well this is done should be of interest.
Ruben
On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 10:03:12PM -0500, akbar wrote: > > Novell Unveils Ximian Desktop Update For SUSE Linux 9 > > > By Paula Rooney, CRN > > 2:32 PM EST Tues., Jan. 06, 2004 > > As the Novell-SUSE Linux merger nears completion, Novell is already > moving to better integrate the two companies' desktop products. > > On Tuesday, Provo, Utah-based Novell unveiled an update to its recently > released Ximian Desktop 2 that offers better integration with the SUSE > Linux Desktop and SUSE Linux 9 distribution, the company said. > > A Novell spokesman said the Ximian desktop will continue to run on other > Linux distributions including Red Hat Linux. However, it's clear the > company intends to optimize for SUSE's brand of Linux. > > In addition to the additional integration with SUSE, the Ximian update > includes an instant messenger client and updated Ximian Red Carpet 2.0 > configuration management client software, the company said. > > Novell's $210 million acquisition of SUSE Linux, Nuremberg, Germany, is > expected to be completed in early 2004. > > Ximian, which was acquired by Novell last August, first shipped Ximian > Desktop 2 in June. Ximian and SUSE signed a joint reselling pact last > spring before Novell acquired either one of the Linux software > companies. > > > > ____________________________ > NYLXS: New Yorker Free Software Users Scene > Fair Use - > because it's either fair use or useless.... > NYLXS is a trademark of NYLXS, Inc
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