__/ [ Linonut ] on Monday 04 June 2007 18:19 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Maverick belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Linonut wrote:
>>>
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+teams+with+Linux+distributor+Xandros/2100-7344_3-6188254.html
>>>
>>> The pact calls for Microsoft to provide patent covenants for Xandros
>>> customers that ensure they are not infringing on Microsoft's
>>> intellectual property, according to the companies.
>>
>> M$ is using the old adage: Everyone has a price. So they are buying out
>> each distro trying to kill linux.
>
> That's what Ballmer said: "We know how to compete (ha ha) against
> companies."
>
> I guess we'll always have RedHat and Ubuntu/Debian. Maybe Sun.
> Gentoo. Any other major distros still unencumbered by the proprietary
> crowd?
They tried to get Linspire too, but this failed. This routine will never work
and GPLv3 will make it obsolete. It is aware of Microsoft's 3-year-old
scheme and it cuts it at the root. Microsoft knows this, but it hopes it can
still change/sabotage GPLv3. They still lose.
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