IBM, Novell promise big savings with Linux desktop
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| The "open collaboration client" includes Lotus Notes 8, Sametime instant
| messaging and IBM's Lotus lightweight productivity applications, which
| natively support the OpenDocument format. The companies developed a one-click
| install process for Novell's desktop Linux.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9756103-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
It's not just servers anymore.
Related:
Lenovo to sell laptops with Linux
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| The laptops are slated to go on sale in the fourth quarter of this year and
| will be sold to Lenovo's business customers as well as to consumers.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKWNAS010720070806?rpc=44
IBM Adopts Open Patent Policy
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| IBM clearly hopes that this move will increase pressure on other companies
| to accelerate efforts to improve the quality of software patents, which is
| an issue of interest and concern to a broad audience, and particularly
| those that participate in the development of, or that use,
| open source software.
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060926075902953
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