Sun Updates xVM for 64-Bit Systems
Community support and a new subscription service buttress the update, which covers the four products in the xVM line. Newly supported systems include Red Hat Linux and Windows Vista.
By P J Connolly
9/18/2008 8:30:00 AM - Relevance: 1 Points
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Open Source: Irreconcilable Differences
Why should there be an emphasis on making open-source operating systems compatible with commercial ones? If open-source developers are not careful, they will encourage their customers to seek proprietary offerings instead.
By Kenneth Hess
8/15/2008 9:00:00 AM - Relevance: 1 Points
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Last Year's Penguin
A reader sticks up for OpenSolaris, saying that it provides a solid alternative to Windows systems. It's also important to recognize the value of licenses and the way that they can influence open-source development.
By Systems Management News Team
7/15/2008 9:00:00 AM - Relevance: 8 Points
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Open Source: Last Year's Penguin
OpenSolaris is being talked up as a potential successor to Linux, and there are talks of unifying the OpenSolaris and Linux codes. Neither proposition sounds good to Kenneth Hess.
By Kenneth Hess
6/15/2008 9:37:00 AM - Relevance: 15 Points
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OpenSolaris Rises Over Indiana
The Democrats aren't the only ones fawning over Indiana. Sun's effort to re-imagine OpenSolaris arrives just in time for the primary, with an improved Image Packaging System included in the OS.
By Alex Handy
5/6/2008 2:54:00 PM - Relevance: 8 Points
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