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[News] On Microsoft's Plan and Novell's Backlash

The Linux Liability Problem

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| The irony of the GPL is that Microsoft is not bound by it, and the
| only entities that can be harmed by it are those who benefit from it
| -- open source vendors. Enforcing the GPL would mean that Novell,
| and any other Linux vendor who agrees to Microsoft's terms, could
| be forced to stop distributing Linux -- which is just what Microsoft wants.
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http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/3691


Innovators & Influencers: Between An Open Source Rock And A Microsoft Hard
Place

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| With the controversy still alive and Novell still in a fight for its
| life, there's no reason to expect Hovsepian will get too comfortable
| in the months ahead.
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http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196602825

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