Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ John Bailo ] on Friday 01 June 2007 03:19 \__
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http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22461&hed=Open+Source+Group+Spares+Novell
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>>> The Free Software Foundation said Thursday its soon-to-be?released
>> open-source software license won?t punish Linux distributor Novell for
>> signing a cooperation pact with Microsoft.
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>>> The foundation, which has rights to software that makes up the Linux
>> operating system, had raised concerns about the cooperation pact, but
>> said it would allow Novell and Microsoft to develop and distribute
>> software under the new license because that would provide more protection
>> to the open-source community.
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>>> The group believes that allowing Novell to develop software under the
>>> new
>> general public license, known as GPLv3?and letting Microsoft distribute
>> that software?could extend patent protection to recipients of that
>> software.
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>>> The foundation made its decision two weeks after Microsoft claimed that
>> Linux and other open-source software violate 235 of its patents (see
>> Microsoft Stokes Linux Fears). Critics decried the claim, saying
>> Microsoft was trying to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt among companies
>> and others that might use versions of Linux other than Novell?s SUSE
>> Linux.
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> I have received a reply from an anonymous-yet-reputable source (anonymous
> by preference):
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> 'The first story [Finkle] is a lie. There never was a "decision" about
> this. Reuters started it with a bigger lie that a decision would be
> announced. Now this.
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> They made it all up.'
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> Reuters have done a lot of 'mouthpiece-ing' recently, including the
> anti-FSF headlines. Why am I not surprised?
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> http://boycottnovell.com/2007/03/28/media-vs-linux/
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> Also see:
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12554&Itemid=1091
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> "But if the Reuters report is correct - and Reuters has proved to be
> extremely unreliable on this subject in the past - then the FSF could
> reasonably be accused of a volte-face.
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> I've asked Richard Stallman to comment on the report."
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> Microsoft sockpuppet at work.
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> Other cases where Reuters deceived and showed anti-FSF bias:
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Give it up.
Novell took the Gold Ring.
We're going up, baby... UP!
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