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  1. Re:Easiest to install by Daniel+Phillips · · Score: 1 · on Mandrake Linux... Not Dead Yet?

    The distro has been dead for years, but I have yet to see a distro that is as easy to install as Corel Linux.

    It's not dead, it was purchased from Corel by a group backed by Linux Global Partners, renamed Xandros, and developed further. I had them send a copy to my brother for Christmas.

  2. Speaking of Wine... by dcuny · · Score: 2, Interesting · on WINE: A New Place for KLEZ to Play?
    I was just looking at the latest WINE news and saw an interesting comment regarding Xandros and CodeWeavers that didn't seem to appear in yesterday's discussion of Xandros:
    • There's a little more behind this than meets the eye. Both Xandros and CodeWeavers have a significant share owned by a holding company, Linux Global Partners . Other companies in their portfolio include Ximian, Gobe, Metro Link, and GNU Cash. All of the companies are fully independent, but as Linux Global Partner's web site states,
    • Our operating strategy is to integrate our partner companies into a collaborative network that leverages our collective knowledge and resources. With the goal of holding our partner company interests for the long-term, we use our collective resources to actively develop the business strategies, operations and management teams of our partner companies.

    Maybe I'm being paraniod here, but it looks like Linux Global Partners is buying up lots of Linux technology. And given that Xandros doesn't follow the "free as in beer" model, I've got to wonder how this bodes for the future of Linux. I mean, the projects are still under GPL, but that doesn't mean it will be released for free. Clearly they are in this to turn a profit.

    I guess the free ride has to end at some point.

  3. Information about Xandros's parent by big.ears · · Score: 2 · on The Upcoming Corel-Based Distro From Xandros
    Here is some information that isn't quite clear from the article. Xandros is being funded by Linux Global Partners, who claim to be funding such high-profile companies/projects as Ximian, Codeweavers, Gnucash, and Gobe; as well as some more dubious projects like Linux Utilities (whose web site is atrocious and LGP doesn't even link to directly).

    I'm not sure what constitutes some of these relationships; I thought Gnucash had been cut loose, but maybe I'm wrong. Does anyone have information about these corporate sponsorships, or what Xandros's acquisition of Corel means for them?

  4. Re:open source acknowledging open source? by Whizziwig · · Score: 2 · on Interview with Miguel de Icaza

    He already made the VC pitch, and a VC firm listened. Linux Global Partners. They're really a great bunch of VCs, who are really with it.

    --dave

  5. VC firm is "Linux Global Partners" by Wills · · Score: 1 · on Corel To Sell Linux Arm

    The VC firm is actually Linux Global Partners -- not to be confused with any VC firms containing "Linx".

  6. ZDnet becoming worse than slashdot ;) by Xerithane · · Score: 2 · on Corel To Sell Linux Arm
    It's Linux Global Partners not "Link" as reported. It's the same people that fund Helix and Gnu Cash and a bunch of other stuff.

    As a side note, I went to helix.com when I first heard of Helix and wondered why they were talking about Irritable Bowel Syndrome... I just find that funny.