__/ [ John Locke ] on Tuesday 12 June 2007 00:29 \__
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:07:16 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>__/ [ dapunka ] on Monday 11 June 2007 23:25 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 206, 11 June 2007
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | But even before this deal, Xandros had never been a community player
>>>> | (it has failed to release a single piece of its own software under a
>>>> | free licence) and the only raison d'être of this Canadian company was
>>>> | to profit from free software. And while its first two releases of
>>>> | Xandros Desktop brought some interesting advancements into desktop
>>>> | Linux, the company later abandoned its innovative spirit and
>>>> | desktop enthusiasm to focus on business Linux instead. Disappointing,
>>>> | to say the least, from a company that held so much promise in its
>>>> | early days....
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070611#news
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Related:
>>>>
>>>> Memo to Xandros CEO: you're better off selling potatoes
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | It's amusing to note that a man becomes a recognisable public
>>>> | figure only after he's signed a deal that could well mean the
>>>> | demise of his company. Strange indeed are the ways of
>>>> | mega-corporations.
>>>> |
>>>> | [...]
>>>> |
>>>> | Incredibly, a patent cross-licensing deal was signed without
>>>> | once discussing patents. Now how could anyone imagine that
>>>> | people would talk about patents when they were signing
>>>> | such a deal? Silly me!
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12770&Itemid=1091
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/3bk78y
>>>
>>> What I find really bizarre about the Xandros/MSFT deal is that Xandros
>>> paid MSFT. It would seem that MSFT really is operating a protection
>>> racket. Xandros no doubt believe they're getting a good deal. Whereas
>>> they are /paying/ for MSFT to do its Embrace-Extend-EXTERMINATE!!! on
>>> em.
>>
>>I don't think the CEO is sleeping well at night. I think this has turned
>>into a nightmare scenario for him, based on what he says. He should have
>>consulted a laywer before signing that deal.
> I would rather pay the Mafia...at least I would know where I stand.
I think Microsoft is banging on Carmony's mind at the moment. They got him
scared of GPLv3 while everybody else seems to like it more and more
(Torvalds, Cox, Phipps). Earlier I noticed that the Enderle shill had
published yet another anti-GPLv3 item. Microsoft is his client. They take
turns. CompTIA, ACT... all those lobbying arms are standing up in line
telling you how scary GPLv3 is and how it will make the world collapse. It's
disgusting when you see how the 'media' gets abused (manipulated and
bought).
--
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