On Wednesday 21 February 2007 15:47, Sunny wrote: > Sorry to start again such a thread, but ... > > here it comes: > > <cite> > Ballmer said: "I would not anticipate that we make a huge additional > revenue stream from our Novell deal, but I do think it clearly > establishes that open source is not free, and open source will have to > respect the intellectual property rights of others just as any other > competitor will." > </cite> > > Here is the full story: > > <http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Ballmer_repeats_threats_against_ >Linux/0,130061733,339273726,00.htm> > > -- > Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) > > Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just > a pile of scrap.
Ballmer is a sad little man whose attention to his legal "rights" goes a very great deal further than his attention to the fitness for purpose of the goods he sells. He is a lawyers' nark rather than an IT expert and I beg all and sundry to turn their backs upon him and upon his works. Novell has been exceedingly foolish in getting anywhere near the bedroom with him, let alone into bed. -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
