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Novell Makes More Open Source Moves
Roger Foss writes "Novell has announced it will release its cross platform iFolder file synchronization software as open source. This is pretty cool: far more transparent and easier to use than Unison or some of those friendly Rsync variants. iFolder does multi-master delta synchronization and is user friendly. The source software will be available at Novell's own Forge site and release under the GPL. This sure beats Novell's earlier open source efforts, when they released their proprietary IPX protocol stuff years ago. For those who want to try it, there's a live demo site that I doubt would withstand slashdotting."
Finally, mj01nir writes "According to Miguel de Icaza's web log, Chris Stone just announced that Novell will be moving the whole company to OpenOffice by the end of the year, and to Linux on the desktop a year after.
Oh man, Linux and OpenOffice in a big US company!
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It just makes me so happy
In other news, SCO does something dispicable to ruin my good mood.
Millions of Linux geeks across the globe orgasm in unison.
And the swap of 50 diskettes to build...
And I remember when Airwolf was still on TV but I don't usually go around telling people because NO ONE CARES.
I got an MCSE few years ago, and now am rolling in cash, own two brand new cars and sleeping with a different girl every night.
On the other hand, your kernel is more stable, I hear, and I envy you for that.
From the article:
But if Microsoft open-sourced Windows, which Messman said he did not think would happen as this was a huge cash cow for the Redmond, Wash., software company, Novell would help its customers use open-source Windows if this happened and they wanted it, he added.
If DeBeers starts giving away diamonds for free, we'll be sure to make sure our clients get some. In the event that a magic fairy inserts $50 billion into our bank account, we'll share that with our clients.
Sure. Whatever.
Jedidiah.
Craft Beer Programming T-shirts
Does the spelling tell us anything?
And the swap of 50 diskettes to build...
It was 28, you insensitive clod!
Bill, is that you?!
"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is." G.W.Bush
hmm now i know what those are good for....i already own two cars and am married so i guess i wont be needing one...
You mean, besides that a washed-up barfly can make it as a Seattle radio host?
Unix: Where
28.....50....all that really proves is that you two are a bunch of old farts who remember the bad ol' days :P
Join the TWIT army now!
Sorry, for some reason Slashdot mangled the URL. Here it is: rtsp://rm2.novell.com/04/brainshare/lord_of_the_ne t_real.rm
Blog Ho
The bad news is you've been giving a virus to all the girls.
Unison?
I'm definitely not going anywhere near that stuff then
My other computer is your Windows box
Hell Director: (on a stage near the entrance. on a microphone.) Hello, new-commers! Welcome! Can everybody hear me?! Hello! (taps his mic.) Can everybo...okay! Uh, I'm the Hell Director! Uh, It looks like we have about eight-thousand, six-hundred, and fifteen of you newbees today, and for those of you who were a little confused, uh, you ARE dead and this is Hell! So, abandon all hope and, uh, yadayadayada! Uh, we're now going to start the orientation process which will last about...
New Hellion #5: Hey, wait a minute! I shouldn't be here! I was a totally strict and devout Protestant! I thought we went to Heaven!
Hell Director: Yes, well, I'm afraid you were wrong!
New Hellion #6: I was a practicing Jehova's Witness!
Hell Director: Uh, you picked the wrong religion as well!
New Hellion #7: Well, who was right?! Who gets into Heaven?!
Hell Director: I'm afraid it was the Mormons! Yes! The Mormons were the correct answer!
"I just cringed every time I realized that the tests were both a cash cow..."
:)
Just having a little fun here, but exactly how many times did you realize this?
28.....50....all that really proves is that you two are a bunch of old farts who remember the bad ol' days :P
:p
No, were two old farts, one of whom remembers the bad old days!