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Red Hat shares up on speculation of Oracle deal
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| Investors have long speculated that software giant Oracle would one day buy
| Red Hat, which sells subscriptions to maintain services for its version of
| the open-source Linux operating system.
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| Jefferies & Co analyst Katherine Egbert said the speculation surged on
| Monday, but that she believed the timing was not right for a deal.
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| "Oracle does not have a history of purchasing still-fast-growing companies,"
| she said in a note to investors.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE52M6P020090323
I asked a senior at Red Hat about Oracle (takeover rumours). He said: "I cannot
comment on these sorts of rumors."
Also: Oracle is not buying Red Hat <
http://blogs.computerworld.com/oracle_is_not_buying_red_hat >
Recent:
Oracle: We're Not Forking Red Hat Linux
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| Yet, as it turns out, Oracle Enterprise Linus's binary compatibility does not
| mean that its version is entirely identical to Red Hat's. In fact, there are
| some important differences, including support for a key file system
| technology.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3811456/Is+Oracle+Forking+Red+Hat+Linux.htm
Related:
Oracle's mixed messages on "compatibility" with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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| No offense, Oracle, but if it looks like a fork, smells like a fork, and acts
| like a fork, it's a fork, and "fully compatible" is simply not a credible
| guarantee. You can't change someone else's code and crown it "fully
| compatible."
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9772650-16.html
Oracle claims no Linux ulterior motive
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| Oracle is using LinuxWorld to try and calm concerns its Enterprise Linux and
| Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) will fork Red Hat and fragment the Linux
| market.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/08/08/oracle_uln_red_hat/
Oracle's got a giant Red Hat fork coming, says spaceman
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| Oracle's assault on Linux looks to take the shape of a fork in the near
| future, according to Canonical founder and Ubuntu chief Mark Shuttleworth.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/27/shuttleworth_oscon_ubuntu/
Is Unbreakable a long-term Linux play?
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| After initial cynicism I have been forced to rethink my opinion on a couple
| of occassions, notably Oracle's patent pledge, the naming of customers and
| the naming of partners, although I remain unconvinced that OEL is a long-term
| strategy for the company as opposed to an attempt to disrupt the market.
|
| Linux is clearly a long-term commitment. Oracle Enterprise Linux? Not sure.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/07/is_unbreakable_1.html
Ubuntu chief: Oracle Linux has 'tactical value'
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| Oracle has the ability to support Linux, and doing so could
| have "tactical value" for the database company, the founder
| of Ubuntu Linux--and a potential Oracle partner--said Friday.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6128259.html?part=rss&tag=6128259&subj=news
Shuttleworth: Oracle-Ubuntu partnership only a matter of time
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| Canonical Ltd. CEO Mark Shuttleworth said a partnership with
| Oracle is no longer a matter of if, but when.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1226514,00.html
http://tinyurl.com/yht7mk
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