On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:43:41AM -0800, John Andersen wrote: > On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Stevens wrote: > > Whatever, > > with the big three at work, I would bet that it will happen and in such > > a way as for everyone involved (Suse, M$ and Dell) to make a buck > > or two. > > This assumes that there will indeed be some "work" done. > I don't see it that way. > > I have not seen any positive outcome of the MS Novell agreement > nor any hint of any to come.
Several big customers, who have been using Linux "secretly" before, now have admitted to using it. > Much posturing, but Balmer is still > claiming Linux violates MS IP loudly and often. More often than > before. Any cites for this statement? Its just FUD. > The only thing that can come out of this deal is a proprietary > product either for Microsoft or Novell. No new GPL software > can emerge from this deal the way it is structured today. You mean like the OpenOffice org VBA support? Oops, not proprietary. This deal is not about cooperation for a product, as should be very clear already. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
