Introducing the Novell's Cunning Plan
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| Somewhere very high up the food chain, someone simply overlooked
| the fact that Novell can only live through Free Software. Someone
| overlooked the fact that there is no software patents in Europe.
| Someone overlooked the fact that there is no clear definition of
| a non-compensated worker that can be legally-binding. Someone
| overlooked the fact that Free Software is not just about how to
| circumvent some provisions of the GPL, but that Free Software
| is about respect and transparency as well.
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| But somewhere very high up, a bit further in the North West of
| the United States, someone else overlooked the fact that it
| might have lost the war.
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http://www.libervis.com/introducing_the_novells_cunning_plan
Also see:
If Novell's Patent Portfolio is So Great
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| This smells like a settlement, worded and constructed so as to
| pass GPL muster, but absent of a reciprocal royalty payment from
| Microsoft to Novell, it sure looks like Novell settled a patent
| infringement suit with Microsoft instead of reaching a mutual
| cooperation agreement.
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http://boycottnovell.com/2006/11/30/if-novells-patent-portfolio-is-so-great/
History's Lesson: Microsoft May Use Novell to Kill OpenOffice, ODF
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| OpenOffice, on the other hand, based on Novell's Web site, will
| remain committed to OpenDocument format. And yet, the recent
| deal with Microsoft suggests that OpenOffice will also add
| Microsoft's format, which is perceived as ODF-hostile. It
| gives Microsoft control over the standard and it is not
| supported by other office suites. This could soon eliminate
| interoperability.
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http://boycottnovell.com/2006/11/30/corel-linux-odf/
Thanks, HPT.
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