More Microsoft spin:
Microsoft denies saber-rattling vs. open source
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| Microsoft Corp. has denied that it is out to resurrect its patent
| offensive against the open source software community, saying it
| was actually going for interoperability.
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http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800466247_499495_NT_e63a2e30.HTM
Truth about Microsoft's Linux deal revealed
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| Novell executives declined to be interviewed about the filings.
| "We've already provided the high-level comments when we announced
| the deal in November - around making Linux and Windows work
| better together, the areas of tech cooperation, the covenants
| not to sue. All the customer-focus stuff that drove the deal,"
| said Novell spokesman Bruce Lowry. "The agreements provide more
| meat on the bones in support of those objectives."
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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=9501
Justin Steinman's response there seems to suggest that it's fine to let
Microsoft eat Linux alive (will never happen) as long as Novell makes a bit
of cash. No wonder a Novell exec has already admitted the deal was a selfish
one.
Here's Microvell's typical defender (with history):
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/05/novell_tips_det.html
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