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Microsoft's Shift: It Contributes Drivers to the Linux Community

In a move that marks a notable shift for Microsoft, the company has announced that it has released 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community. The code includes three Linux device drivers, and has been submitted to the Linux kernel community for inclusion in the Linux tree. The drivers will be available to the Linux community and customers alike, and will enhance the performance of the Linux operating system when virtualized on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, company officials said in a statement.

Sam Ramji, Microsoft's open source czar, commented on the move in an interview posted on Microsoft's site. Today?s release would have been unheard of from Microsoft a few years ago, he said but it?s a prime example that customer demand is a powerful catalyst for change. It's a smart, long overdue play from the company.



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Top 50 Linux alternatives to MS apps. Look for the best apps by category.

7 questions to evaluate SaaS. Software as a Service is on the rise, in and out of the open source arena. Here's a checklist for evaluating SaaS apps.

VMware shows a two-OS tablet. At a conference, executives showed a Nokia N800 running Windows CE and Google Android using virtualization.

Android gathers development steam. Black Duck Software says the iPhone brought on 266 OSS releases during 2008, while Android followed with 191.

Open source for hard times. Nine free open source apps for use while you endure your job hunt.

Your own YouTube. Like Magnify.net, Fliggo lets you deliver your own video community site.?



VMware's Mobile Virtualization Strategy Calls for Open Source Responses

Proprietary virtualization player VMWare has just announced its VMWare Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP) designed to bring virtualization to mobile phones. It's due to ship in 2009, and is a lightweight software layer that can run even on memory-constrained phones. For several reasons, this virtualization platform could have an impact on mobile phones running open source operating systems, and on application development for mobile open source operating systems.


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Neuros has taken another stab at the open-source set-top box market.....

Microsoft continued to make its case this week that it is a friend to open source.....

Mozilla in hot water over use of EULA in Canonical Ubuntu Linux.....

Open source virtual classroom software released in Africa.....



Would a VMware Acquisition of Red Hat Go Anywhere?

Is there any chance that virtualization giant VMware might have its eyes on Red Hat as an acquisition? This article reports that VMware CEO Diane Greene, ousted by her board in July, had set up meetings with Red Hat in part to position VMware as friendly to open source and possibly as a prelude to a buyout discussion, according to a person familiar with the conversations. While both companies have declined to comment, the prospect could make a lot of sense for VMware for several reasons. Here's why.


Microsoft Delivers Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtualization (RTM)

There's no stopping the virtualization race. Microsoft has just released to manufacturing WIndows Server 2008 Hyper-V. The Release Candidate of its? virtualization application is found here.? Hyper-V is hypervisor-based virtualization software that allows you to run multiple operating systems concurrently, including Linux, on one installation of Windows Server.