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When Novell announced its purchase of the desktop Linux company Ximian two weeks ago, it was one of the biggest stories to come out of LinuxWorld Expo. The move was significant and intriguing, since Novell didn't buy software, per se, but instead bought into ideas that could prove pivotal to its future.
Ximian's products—the Evolution messaging application, Ximian Desktop 2 environment, Red Carpet management software and Mono, the Linux-based implementation of Microsoft's .Net platform—were developed and distributed as free software, so Novell didn't have to pay for the code to market it. What Novell got for its money is the opportunity to exert control over the code by directing its development.
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