On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:01:10 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ BearItAll ] on Thursday 15 March 2007 09:01 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> S&P Cuts Novell to Strong Sell
>>>
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>>> | Downgrades to 1 STARS (strong sell) from 2 STARS (sell)
>>> `----
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>>>
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> http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/mar2007/pi20070314_025087.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_investing
>>>
>>> Novell linked to 'Windows cheaper than Linux' statement
>>>
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>>> | Novell has issued a joint press release with Microsoft, in which
>>> | HSBC, a customer of joint technology from the two companies,
>>> | claims that Windows has a lower total cost of ownership than Linux.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39286295,00.htm
>>>
>>> So Novell is Microsoft's bitch now.
>>>
>>>
>>> Also see discussion in:
>>>
>>> http://boycottnovell.com/2007/03/14/novell-openoffice/
>>
>> I wonder if Novell would be willing to hand openSuse to another party in a
>> bid to make ammends as well as to protect the openSuse project.
>
> The domain freesuse was registered just a few days before the deal. Some
> might still be thinking about forking... you know, rebrand the whole thing
> and un-novellise it. Just like Unbreakbale and CentOS... make a branch of
> this fine distro that is now bound to greedy execs and their foolish agenda.
The CentOS crew work cloesly with Red Hat.
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Kier
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