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451 CAOS Links 2010.05.28
Matthew Aslett, May 28, 2010 @ 12:51 pm ETNovell Linux revenue down in Q2. The FSF turns its attention to App Store. Google vs the OSI. And more.
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# Novell reported Q2 Linux revenue down 4.1% YoY to $35m and open platform revenue down 4.8% to $37m. Total revenue down 5.4% to $204m. Novell’s Linux revenue was heavily impacted by discounts on Microsoft deals. Excluding that, Linux invoicing would have been up 46%.
# The FSF turned its GPL enforcement attention to Apple’s App Store, later shared more details on its complaint.
# Savio Rodrigues discussed the implications of Google’s WebM license on open source selection. The 451 CAOS Theory take, Google demands more openness from the Open Source Initiative, is here.
# Joe Brockmeier published the Spring 2010 Linux Distro Scorecard (parts one and two).
# The 451 Group’s Brenon Daly provided an update on potential bids for Novell.
# Former Red Hat CEO, Matthew Szulik, is also stepping down from his role as chairman.
# Alfresco released Enterprise Edition 3.3, including content services for Lotus, Outlook, Google Docs and Drupal.
# Version 1.0 of the MeeGo Linux distribution for netbooks is now available.
# GroundWork launched a new Quickstart Virtual Appliance based on CentOS.
# Canonical updated its Landscape systems management tool for Ubuntu.
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