I had a chance to stop by the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner booth at Linux World. Of course, my interest was in this new handheld device that is running Linux and providing GPS, Phone, Wi-Fi, and anything else the third-party open source development world would like to run on the small handheld system. But, as with any demo at a trade show, my brief encounter left a lot of unanswered questions and a bit more to be desired.
Sphere: Related ContentDavid Allen - President, CR Consulting
This was a very interesting discussion, and really brings to light the efforts that are being made to insure your Linux servers (and desktops) have some type of pre-emptive or early warning monitoring and alerting systems.
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Dell is taking a look at the desktop and the evolution in Linux.
Dell is one of the hardware vendors that are offering Linux as a desktop preload solution with certain hardware purchases. Like any hardware OEM - they aren’t sharing any numbers. My guess is, the debate on the Linux desktop numbers will continue to be a mystery.
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Presentation by John Walicki, Linux Foundation Desktop Workgroup, IBM
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Keynote address - LinuxWorld - Linux, Open Source, and IBM - The Next Decade
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