__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 01 February 2007 07:27 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Open source talk to highlight tech show
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>>| Faigen is Novell's vice president and general manager for Linux,
>>| which is an open source operating system. "Open source" is a
>>| type of computer program where the code is open for all to see,
>>| rewrite and improve upon. Open source programs, such as the
>>| Web browser Firefox, are generally free to download, although
>>| companies such as Novell charge a fee to provide support for
>>| open source systems.
>> `----
>>
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http://www.mlive.com/business/grpress/index.ssf?/base/business-4/1169826549220660.xml&coll=6
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>> More Linux in the mainstream. Let's just hope this don't deliver Microsoft
>> IP pitch (fear uncertainty and doubt lies), which is something Novell is
>> repeatedly being accused of.
>>
>
> Perhaps Mr Faigen is hoping he can get a job at a pro-Open Source
> company?
Novell employees intend to make a living, but I suspect that VPs intend to
make /money/. There's a lot of funny stuff going on behind the scenes (I
mentioned yet another funny bonus/reward a couple of days ago... and I
wasn't alone). Novell chose servitude for short-term gains. The effect on
the Linux community as a whole is just details. Money first. Ethics are a
secondary nice-to-have, even if stomping on devs whose work you built on is
involved. Companies don't understand communities. In a sense, Red Hat is
still okay. Look at the (relative) purity of Fedora... but it's no
gNewSense, not even Debian.
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