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Free Isn't Enough

This post by Dan Kusnetzky highlights one of the things that open source and free software projects have to contend with: Free isn't enough to carry the day.

A key challenge faced by any open source project is getting mindshare. Itメs a truism that if decision makers donメt know about a product, they wonメt consider it. If they donメt consider it, theyメll select other approaches. There are too many people shouting out their own Xen messages.



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.


VMware Joins The Linux Foundation

Virtualization vendor VMware is the latest company to join The Linux Foundation, a national organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux. While there are several software vendors in the consortium, VMware is the first to focus solely on virtualization and cloud computing.