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Re: Novell on Linux Revenue

  • Subject: Re: Novell on Linux Revenue
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:07:58 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ John Bailo ] on Wednesday 29 March 2006 22:58 \__
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> 
>>> Have a look at Red Hat in the headlines today. They only do Linux and they
>>> do _splendidly_. one headline named it a ":revenue" soar, so maybe your
>>> money is on the wrong share, which is still dependent on Windows NetWare.
>> 
>> Yet, RHAT dropped 2 points today.
>> 
>> The only logical thing to happen is for NOVL to buy up RHAT.
> 
> I don't like the idea, but this would at least reduce the extent of forking.
> There will still remain plenty of choice.
> 
> http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/HP_Too_many_open_source_licences/0,2000061733,39248797,00.htm
>                 [ HP: Too many open source licences ]
> 

Interesting - we have a different proprietary software licence for
practically every bit of proprietary code ever written, so there must be
/millions/ of them.  There are perhaps a couple of dozen open source
licences, but that's too many...

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| Mark Kent   --   mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk  |
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