__/ [ arachnid ] on Saturday 04 November 2006 06:13 \__
> On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:37:42 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Prepare for Novell to take a lot of s*it for becoming MS' b*tch. The
>> threats are, of course, baseless. Nonetheless, this form of FUD will
>> scare a few misinformed IT managers. It's an SCO-type tactic.
>
> And it should be handled the same way it was with SCO: Every time MS
> hints darkly at patent violations, the OSS community needs to very
> publicly get in their face and challenge them to put up or shut up.
I don't think patents are the main issue here. MS will hold Novell by the
balls and use their voice to influence the direction of Linux...
* MS Office XML...
* PDF 'killer'...
* Microsoft DRM...
Microsoft has entered the henhouse. The best we can do, unless I am misled,
is to boycott Novell product and thus weaken that company until its
influence in the Linux world is nullified. I might flip-flop on that...
Best wishes,
Roy
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