Novell to Detail Microsoft Agreement
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| Novell will give more details of its patent deal with Microsoft, although
| the full story wouldn't be revealed as the company plans to redact some
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| of the more sensitive details.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Novell_to_Detail_Microsoft_Agreement/1180025095
Can Novell get its good name back?
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| Novell faced such a choice six months ago. Microsoft offered it a
| fat check for its corporate soul.
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| Novell took the check.
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| Now it wants a do-over. Novell promises to (finally) share the
| full agreement. It couldn't before because, you see, it was being
| investigated for back-dating stock options, which should tell
| you all you really need to know.
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| Oh, and Novell insists it's not for software patents, that it's
| supporting the EFF's efforts to challenge what it considers
| bogus patents. Trouble is that many in the open source community
| think all patents on math are bogus.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1077
He gets corrected *here*:
http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10535-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=34198&messageID=628531&start=-9993
Not bad for an open source trader. No transparency.
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