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Not Linux' Quietest Couple of Weeks
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| The US has a new president this week (perhaps you heard), though still faces
| some serious economic challenges. Those challenges seem to have caught up
| with a major Linux competitor, as Microsoft announced an immediate layoff of
| 1,400 employees and up to 5,000 total in the weeks ahead.
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| In an interview with LinuxDevices, LF Executive Director Jim Zemlin made note
| of the fact that Microsoft admitted it had underestimated the size of the
| netbooks market: "It's a combination of Linux, missteps by Microsoft, and not
| enabling Vista for a low-power, long battery-life device."
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| Definitely not a slow couple of weeks. Looking forward to next week, that's
| for sure.
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http://ldn.linuxfoundation.org/blog-entry/not-linux-quietest-couple-weeks
Recent:
Russia To Develop a National Operating System
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| "According to Russian media, the Russian Government is going to develop a
| National Operating System (Google translation; Russian original) to lower its
| dependencies on foreign software technology licensing. The Russian plan will
| base its efforts on Linux and expects a worldwide impact. Microsoft is also
| involved in the roundtable process that led to the recommendation. The
| Chinese government successfully lowered its Microsoft licensing costs through
| an early investment in a national Linux distribution. I wonder if other large
| markets, such as the European Union, will also develop their own Linux
| distributions or join in the Russian initiative."
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http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09%2F01%2F23%2F1450224&from=rss
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