[Fedora-mktg-brazil] Red Hat e Microsoft falando sobre o pinguim
by Duda Grass
Por essa eu não esperava...
David tem mais informações sobre isso ?
abraços..
Jul. 03, 2007
We knew that last year Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik held talks with
Microsoft concerning a patent deal. Once Microsoft and Novell signed
an agreement with Novell, those talks were history. In fact, Red Hat
made a point of spitting on the Microsoft/Novell deal.
That was then. This is now.
On July 3, according to Paul Cormier, Red Hat's executive VP of
engineering, said that Red Hat wants to work with the Microsoft to
improve Linux/Windows interoperability. "I want to talk to the folks
at Microsoft about our two operating systems and how we can work
together to solve real customer problems without attaching any
unrelated strings, such as intellectual property," Cormier told Peter
Galli of eWEEK.
Patent agreements, however, won't be on the table, as far as Red Hat
is concerned.
Microsoft officials, though, don't see it that way. They say that the
issues of interoperability and IP (intellectual property) are not
completely separate, and have to be considered together.
Bob Muglia, Microsoft's senior VP for server and tools said, "In terms
of helping to drive conversations with those guys [Red Hat], we're
open to talking to them about interoperability, we're always open to
talking about this."
"But," Muglia continued, "It is necessary to have a conversation about
intellectual property when it comes to open source, and you can't just
sit back and talk about interoperability for interoperability's sake
without fully solving the customer issue. Unless you actually address
the issues around IP you haven't fully solved the customer's
interoperability problem,"
While the two sides are still disagreeing about this fundamental
issue, they are also clearly still interested in working out some kind
of deal. Muglia said Microsoft's customers want better Linux
interoperability and support with Red Hat. What he's telling customers
now is, "our message was really very simple: 'go and talk to Red Hat,
because we very much would like to do that."
Some of you may be shocked by Red Hat and Microsoft even considering
working together. I'm not.
When Reuters asked Szulik recently if Red Hat was in negotiations with
Microsoft about a patent agreement, he gave that always interesting
answer, "I can't answer the question."
That was a red flag if I ever saw one. And then, when Red Hat's
official PR people didn't have anything to say to me, I knew something
was up.
Now, between Szulik's comment and today's news, I think that Microsoft
and Red Hat aren't just talking about talking; they're already trying
to hammer out a deal. I'd also be willing to bet that they'll come up
with a partnership that does address IP as well as interoperability
issues.
At this point, however, even though it won't be adopted by Linux, the
GPLv3 will cover enough important bits and pieces of a Linux
distribution that it will be impossible for Microsoft and Red Hat to
craft a deal like the Microsoft/Novell patent deal.
One way or the other, some sop will be given to Microsoft for its
eternally vague IP claims, and the two companies will work together on
interoperability issues. These will no doubt include Open XML/ODF
document format translators and virtualization and network
administration tools.
Why is Red Hat doing this?
I already gave my general answers for why Linux companies want to
partner with Microsoft. To sum it up: Microsoft interoperability makes
business sense. Whether it's being able to watch a Windows Media Video
with Totem, or being able to integrate RHEL 5 (Red Hat Enterprise
Linux) servers into an AD (Active Directory) network, both individual
users and Fortune 500 CIOs want easy-to-use and easy-to-manage Linux
and Windows computers.
A few weeks back, I predicted that Ubuntu would be the next Linux to
follow in the footsteps of Novell, Xandros, and Linspire in partnering
with Microsoft. Now, it looks like it will be Red Hat.
I'll note in passing, however, that while Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of
Canonical Ltd., the company behind Ubuntu, categorically ruled out
making a patent deal with Microsoft, he didn't, in his words, "rule
out any collaboration with them, in the event that they adopt a
position of constructive engagement with the free software community."
Doesn't that sound like Red Hat's position to you? It does to me. The
big difference is that in Red Hat's case, we now know that they are at
least talking about talking. Hmmm... Who knows, maybe Ubuntu will be
next after all.
By this time next year, I predict that there will not be any major
Linux company or distribution, except for Debian, that won't have some
kind of Microsoft partnership in place. If Red Hat makes a deal -- and
I'm sure they will -- then I can't see any of the remaining major
Linux distributors holding out.
-- Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
fonte: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7070284756.html
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by Rodrigo Padula
Diego e Licio.
Por favor, me enviem o status do projeto, metas e resultados para eu anexar
nas apresentações!
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[Fedora-mktg-brazil] FEDORA EDUCACAO
by Rodrigo Padula
Duda e Cristiano.
Por favor mandar aqui na lista o que está rolando nesse projeto para eu
poder anexar nas minhas apresentacoes e organizar o tempo para o Cris
apresentar isso la em Aracaju.
- Projeto Fedora Educação
- Atividades Realizadas
- Público Alvo
- Objetivos
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Atenciosamente
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[Fedora-mktg-brazil] LATINOWARE
by Rodrigo Padula
Olá Pessoal!
O Frank da organização do latinoware me informou para q organizasse a nossa
grade no evento.
Ele me disse que eu poderei convidar dois Hermanos do Proyecto Fedora que
eles vão arcar com os custos!
Estou definindo as coisas direito com eles, a ideia é termos no evento:
- Apresentacao do Projeto Fedora
- Projeto Fedora Brasil
- (se tivermos algum resultado ou ideia evoluida.. fedora women)
- Projeto Fedora Latin America
- Aqui cada um presente fala um pouco sobre as atividades em seu pais
- Fedora no Desktop
- Fedora nos Servidores
- Fedora OLPC
Acho que teremos 4 horas no total
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