Novell To Press On With Microsoft Alliance, With Or Without Microsoft
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| In an e-mail Monday, Novell's spokesman said the company would fill the gap
| by distributing portions of its SUSE Linux enterprise suite that fall under
| the GPLv3 license directly to customers who purchased certificates that would
| have entitled them to receive the software from Microsoft.
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http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201000521&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
No confrontation expected between Microsoft and FSF
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| Anyone waiting for Microsoft vs FSF or FSF vs Microsoft will be extremely
| likely to be disappointed. Besides broad campaigning against software patent,
| FSF offensive has mostly opted to educate, rather than legal recourse. Right
| now, FSF is just going to say that GPL3 settle this matter once and for all.
| I cannot see FSF recklessly and purposefully infringe on Microsoft’s patent
| to provoke Microsoft in order to test this theory. As for Microsoft, it will
| stick by its gun that it is not a party to GPL3 and have no obligation under
| GPLv3. It is not in its interest to have this theory tested either.
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| If I were to place a bet, I say Microsoft vs FSF is more likely than FSF vs
| Microsoft. Even more likely is GPLv3 is tested by Microsoft vs “someone
| else”. I believe the fuse for such a lawsuit is already lit. Only problem is
| we do not know when the bomb will explode.
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http://ctrambler.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/no-confrontation-expected-between-microsoft-and-fsf/
Linus on "Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3"
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| I don't think it's hypocritical to prefer the GPLv3. That's a fine choice,
| it's just not *mine*.
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| What I called hypocritical was to do so in the name of "freedom", while
| you're at the same time trying to argue that I don't have the "freedom" to
| make my own choice.
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| See? THAT is hypocritical.
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http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118236278730043&w=4
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