__/ [ Jim ] on Thursday 09 November 2006 12:51 \__
> Roy Schestowitz came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a
> moment ago in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
>
>> __/ [ Jim ] on Thursday 09 November 2006 06:22 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a
>>> moment ago in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
>>>
>>>> Details of Novell-MS Pact - The SEC filing - Updated
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Just realized the full significance. Novell here is stepping outside
>>>> | the line of fire and agreeing with Microsoft that *end users* are
>>>> | the ones that you must go after in any patent infringement dispute.
>>>> | Shades of SCOsource. Thanks for nothing, Novell. More questions:
>>>> | When were Novell SUSE customers asked if they wished Novell to
>>>> | negotiate a agreement with Microsoft on their behalf? When were
>>>> | Novell SUSE customers asked about the terms of said agreement?W
>>>> | hat consideration does Microsoft get from Novell's customers?
>>>> | Does negotiating this agreement on Novell's customers' behalf
>>>> | indicate that Novell assumed Power of Attorney for their customers
>>>> | in this matter? Did Novell truly represent the best interest of
>>>> | their customers using Power of Attorney? Can Novell legally assume
>>>> | Power of Attorney for their customers without a written grant? Do
>>>> | Novell customers have the ability to "opt-out" of this agreement?
>>>> | Is this agreement binding on customers?
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061107194320461
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Details still fuzzy on Microsoft-Novell pact
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | What, exactly, is covered by Microsoft?s $108 million and Novell's
>>>> | $40 million patent payments to each other? What did each company
>>>> | know/see/fear that spurred these payoffs? Inquiring minds want
>>>> | to know more.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=91
>>>
>>> I can see a SuSE fork coming, and Novell are going to be left out of the
>>> loop. Shame, really, it really is one of the best Joe Sixpack
> distributions
>>> out there. Losing corporate backing from a company such as Novell is
> likely
>>> to hurt a lot.
>>
>> Just done a quick lookup.
>>
>> http://whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=freesuse&tld=com
>>
>> Domain Name: FREESUSE.COM
>> Registrar: BELGIUMDOMAINS, LLC
>> Whois Server: whois.belgiumdomains.com
>> Referral URL: http://www.belgiumdomains.com
>> Name Server: NS-3.WEBSERVERGATOR.COM
>> Name Server: NS-2.WEBSERVERGATOR.COM
>> Name Server: NS-1.WEBSERVERGATOR.COM
>> Status: ACTIVE
>> EPP Status: ok
>> Updated Date: 01-Nov-2006
>> Creation Date: 01-Nov-2006
>> Expiration Date: 01-Nov-2007
>>
>> Someone beat me to it (not that I would have actually registered a
> domain).
>> Be sure... the community will migrate or be fragmented.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Roy
>>
>
> freesuse.org? .net? .info? Not that I've looked...
What I found most odd was the date? Did someone know something before the
rest of us? The registrar is in Belgium.... Houghi...??
Speaking of registrars, Microsoft has just become one. MS can earn money out
of people who purchase domain names...
Best wishes,
Roy
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