__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Saturday 26 May 2007 12:50 \__
> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070525211117353
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> Hobbyist .. :)
http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/04/justin-steinman-suse/
'"Linux Action Show has an interview with Novell VP for Marketing Justin
Steinman, who talks about the deal. He says some interesting things. One
thing he says is the Novell has noted that the deal for non-compensated
developers (he calls them "hobbyists")'
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/02/novell-and-red-hat-welcome-yet-downplay-dells-ubuntu-move/
'Novell's Justin Steinman went so far as to say that Ubuntu lacked
"enterprise quality" support options, making it suitable for the "technical
enthusiast" community.'
"technical enthusiast" = hobbyist.
Here's Novell giving funds to Opensuse developers:
http://gaia-s.net/SouthAsia2000/Nepal_Kathmandu/images/beggerWoman.jpg
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