[Novalug] Novell's FAQ to the Open Source Community

[Chris Metzler]

On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:02:47 -0500
gregory pryzby wrote:
>
> http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/faq_opensource.html
> 
> Novell answers the big questions, specifically around the GPL.

Of course, they duck the main worry that their deal with Microsoft has
fuelled.  To be fair, having given worries about patent litigation a big
boost, they now can't really address it; only Microsoft can.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has.  Steve Ballmer says:

"Novell is actually just a proxy for its customers, and it's only for its
customers.  This does not apply to any forms of Linux other than Novell's
SUSE Linux. And if people want to have peace and interoperability,
they'll look at Novell's SUSE Linux. If they make other choices, they
have all of the compliance and intellectual property issues that are
associated with that." (from Computer Business Review Online on Monday
the 6th)

-c

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