Jay Lyman researches and reports on open source software, focusing on Linux operating systems and distributors, virtualization, databases and other free and open source software (FOSS) created by communities and used by enterprise organizations. His coverage includes the software itself and the emerging business and licensing models for FOSS in the industry.

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Recent posts by Jay Lyman:

• May 7, 2008: Linux facing first real desktop test
  We've recently seen the popular EeePc in Windows XP form. There are even concerns that Linux in the EeePC ultra-portable ...
• May 1, 2008: Open Screen shows Adobe opening up
  Fresh off joining the Linux Foundation and extending its support for Flash Player and AIR runtime software to Linux, Adobe ...
• April 24, 2008: Red Hat-Ubuntu pairing would have potential
  I'm starting to see some big potential for symbiosis between two Linux and open source leaders: Red Hat and Ubuntu. ...
• April 18, 2008: IT giants in open source for competition, cash
  I spent part of yesterday attending the Open Source Summit at Portland's Innotech Business and Technology Conference, and moderating a ...
• April 14, 2008: Does your OS systems management got GPL?
  That has emerged as the question, or at least a major factor in determining whether open source software works in ...
• April 9, 2008: Lack of Linux support is … lacking
  Early last year, Greg Kroah-Hartman led a Linux kernel development effort to address lacking support for hardware devices and drivers ...
• April 3, 2008: The silver lining in OOXML approval
  I kept waiting to weigh in on the ISO approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) format, searching for some ...
• April 1, 2008: The Linux lowdown from the source
  The Linux Foundation has put out a fascinating study on Linux kernel development, who's doing it and how fast things ...
• March 24, 2008: Is the AGPL half-empty, or half-full?
  The GNU Affero GPL, released in November 2007 and approved by the OSI this month, is being viewed as both ...
• March 17, 2008: Verizon GPL settlement is a biggie
  The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has settled its GPL lawsuit with telecommunications and wireless giant Verizon, bringing to a ...
• March 13, 2008: Wal-Mart didn’t murder Linux
  I had to chuckle at the recent headlines: 'Wal-Mart yanks Linux,' 'Wal-Mart Linux experiment failed,' 'Wal-Mart puts lid on Linux.' ...
• March 12, 2008: Another GPL suit ends with compliance
  The SFLC has settled yet another GPL lawsuit, this time agreeing to dismiss its case against High-Gain Antennas. Similar to ...
• March 6, 2008: OpenOffice in a more open world
  OpenOffice.org has announced that the project will be moving from its current LGPLv2 licensing to the LGPLv3 with a coming ...
• March 4, 2008: Will pre-installed virtualization challenge Linux leaders?
  We have been hearing rumblings about the server operating system and its role being disrupted by virtualization as companies such ...
• February 28, 2008: Linux keeps landing in the mainstream
  It may not seem like it, but Linux keeps making strides on the desktop, particularly in the rising form factor ...
• February 21, 2008: Open source disruption realized
  Open source fans are buzzing about Microsoft's latest move to open its APIs, which follows along the path it has ...
• February 15, 2008: Benchmark gets new blood for more open source
  The M&A action around open source continues to thunder into 2008. While we've barely had a single week without a ...
• February 14, 2008: Join us for the GPLv3 CAOS Webinar
  You may have heard about the report, but now, thanks to the power of the Internet, The 451 Group's CAOS ...
• February 12, 2008: 451 weighs in on GPLv3
  We've just released our latest CAOS report, GPLv3-Liberation or limitation?, which covers the changes and implications of the new version ...
• February 8, 2008: Format harmonization getting government help?
  Those familiar with the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and the ongoing grappling with Microsoft's OOXML and interoperability might think this blog ...

Recent comments by Jay Lyman:

• May 9, 2008: Linux facing first real desktop test
  Too bad for the Windows user, who gets a slower machine with less memory....
   
• May 8, 2008: Linux facing first real desktop test
  Thanks for the comment, Sarah, Sure it doesn't help Linux that XP is available in...
   
• May 2, 2008: Open Screen shows Adobe opening up
  Thanks for the comment, Jelle. Good point. We free and open source fans always...
   
• April 29, 2008: Red Hat-Ubuntu pairing would have potential
  Good answer. No question the consumer market can be elusive, especially when you're in...
   
• April 28, 2008: Red Hat-Ubuntu pairing would have potential
  Thanks for posting, Ajax. Perhaps it was a poor choice of wording to say Red...
   
• April 25, 2008: Red Hat-Ubuntu pairing would have potential
  Thanks for posting, Robert. You may be right, and I have NOT received indications from...
   
• April 15, 2008: Does your OS systems management got GPL?
  Thanks, David. Fair enough on OpenNMS Group - it is not necessarily one of...
   
• April 15, 2008: Does your OS systems management got GPL?
  Thanks for the clarification, Kris. I updated the link in the story to go...
   
• April 10, 2008: The silver lining in OOXML approval
  Thanks for weighing in, Let's remember that ODF is also a standard, and it's been...
   
• April 7, 2008: The silver lining in OOXML approval
  At least Panama and the rest of the world has more of a choice...