Novell takes on Microsoft with Open Workgroup Suite, May 12, 2006

Novell Inc has delivered its Open Workgroup Suite, maintaining that the bundle of Linux, collaboration, systems management and productivity software offers up to 70% cost savings compared to a bundle of Microsoft Corp products.

When competing head to head on features, Microsoft has no trouble beating open source rivals, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer claimed during a public speaking engagement in Silicon Valley yesterday.

Draft GNU GPLv3 (General Public License) language would require embedded systems and devices incorporating GPLv3-licensed software to be user-modifiable, stated license author Richard Stallman in a recent speech. The draft license's "anti-TiVo-isation" rider drew criticism early on from Linus Torvalds, who called it "insane." Where do LinuxDevices readers stand?

Vista's new security features will make for such a disruptive user experience that business users might want to steer clear of the operating system for the time being, according to Yankee Group.

Get your FTP and BitTorrent clients ready—OpenSUSE 10.1 has arrived!

Miro International is continuing to lose developers in its attempt to maintain control of its "open-source" Mambo CMS (content management system). Now, Mambo's core development team leader Martin Brampton has called it quits.

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