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Microsoft and Novell have announced a "collaboration," in which they will facilitate interoperability and virtualization between SuSE Linux and Windows. SuSE favors interoperability that will be open source; Microsoft doesn't. Guess which one will prevail. A valid concern is that Microsoft will fork the SuSE distribution with proporietary code in order to erode the open source community's continuity. The move is widely seen as Microsoft's attempt to eliminate Linux as a significant player in the server business. They've done this before. This strategy of coopting or buying businesses is jokingly called the "roach motel." Partnering or purchased businesses go in - but they don't come out. Partly, the boycott of SuSE is a protest against thinly veiled extortion. Microsoft has stated that while Novell will enjoy an immunity from Microsoft lawsuits on various patents (lawsuits that may not have merit but might damage businesses that service and maintain Linux distributions), other distros will be fair game. So, this isn't simply about punishing Novell for dealing with Microsoft. It's about protecting the Linux and open source continuities from a very real threat that has historic precedent. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've read a little about this new deal between Novell and Microsoft. I saw Linux Journal has an article which essentially says everyone should remove SUSE and use some other distribution. Does anyone have a clear view of what the deal actually says or means? --------------------------------- Sponsored Link $200,000 mortgage for $660/mo - 30/15 yr fixed, reduce debt, home equity - Click now for info --0-1176108067-1163072168=:28640 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Microsoft and Novell have announced a "collaboration," in which they will facilitate interoperability and virtualization between SuSE Linux and Windows. SuSE favors interoperability that will be open source; Microsoft doesn't. Guess which one will prevail. A valid concern is that Microsoft will fork the SuSE distribution with proporietary code in order to erode the open source community's continuity. <br><br>The move is widely seen as Microsoft's attempt to eliminate Linux as a significant player in the server business. They've done this before. This strategy of coopting or buying businesses is jokingly called the "roach motel." Partnering or purchased businesses go in - but they don't come out.<br><br>Partly, the boycott of SuSE is a protest against thinly veiled extortion. Microsoft has stated that while Novell will enjoy an immunity from Microsoft lawsuits on various patents (lawsuits that may not have merit but might damage businesses that service and maintain Linux distributions), other distros will be fair game.<br><br>So, this isn't simply about punishing Novell for dealing with Microsoft. It's about protecting the Linux and open source continuities from a very real threat that has historic precedent.<br><br><b><i>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> I've read a little about this new deal between Novell and Microsoft. I saw<br>Linux Journal has an article which essentially says everyone should remove SUSE and use some other distribution.<br><br>Does anyone have a clear view of what the deal actually says or means?<br></blockquote><br><p>  <hr size=1>Sponsored Link<br><br> $200,000 mortgage for $660/mo - 30/15 yr fixed, reduce debt, home equity - <a href="http://www.ratemarketplace.com/forms/form.jsp?ADEL=Os4fVJ19lSwzAOc/zMz/CYLqA5sBlJ/HICjGxkSe1FKtmWyM5TR8NmykLaxQaZnu&PI=y_mail_textlink";>Click now for info</a> --0-1176108067-1163072168=:28640-- ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
