Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-13 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 02:39:27PM +, Albert Vilella wrote: > Samba to Novell: > > http://lwn.net/Articles/208958/ > > Can anyone explain/point to an explanation on why is people so worried > about the Microsoft/Novell deal? > Groklaw is usually the place for that. http://www.groklaw.net/a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-13 Thread Albert Vilella
Samba to Novell: http://lwn.net/Articles/208958/ Can anyone explain/point to an explanation on why is people so worried about the Microsoft/Novell deal? The way I see it, what Microsoft and Novell decide to do between themselves shouldn't be affecting the community. I am a bit confused about all

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-03 Thread Sean Miller
Albert Vilella wrote: > Oracle also gave up on trying to ignore Red Hat, and is pushing into > giving Linux technical support. > I think it is more that Oracle is trying to destroy Red Hat rather than do anything to help them... in "providing support" for Red Hat to Oracle customers, Larry and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-03 Thread TheOldFellow
> Will our windows loving friends now point and say "see, linux is okay, > microsoft say so!" now? > I'm one who, in a previous phase of existence, used to visit Microsoft in their lair at Redmond, and met a few of their execs round the cauldron. My beef with MS isn't the product, or even the tec

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-03 Thread Albert Vilella
I think Microsoft started to shift directions when a bunch of project leaders left the company. Bill Gates is also leaving. Now Microsoft is taking a different approach on several issues, including Linux. Oracle also gave up on trying to ignore Red Hat, and is pushing into giving Linux technical s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-03 Thread paul
Quoting David Morley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > What I begin to wonder is how many users will go off Suse for this move? > > Well i wouldn't move off the os if i was using it on my machines it would be silly just to uninstall something that works just because the company maybe just about to do som

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-03 Thread David Morley
What I begin to wonder is how many users will go off Suse for this move? If they do where will they go? What will happen to all the dev work that Novell pump into the community? -- Seek That Thy Might Know -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk htt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-03 Thread Matthew East
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Alan Pope: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/microsoft_novell_linux/ > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116249026689311557.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo > http://news.google.com/?ncl=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/microsoft_novell_linu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-02 Thread alan c
Alan Pope wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/microsoft_novell_linux/ > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116249026689311557.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo > http://news.google.com/?ncl=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/microsoft_novell_linux/&hl=en > > "Microsoft Corp. is entering in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-02 Thread Rob Beard
Alan Pope wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/microsoft_novell_linux/ > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116249026689311557.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo > http://news.google.com/?ncl=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/microsoft_novell_linux/&hl=en > > "Microsoft Corp. is entering int

[ubuntu-uk] Microsoft """"supporting"""" Linux

2006-11-02 Thread Alan Pope
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/microsoft_novell_linux/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116249026689311557.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo http://news.google.com/?ncl=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/microsoft_novell_linux/&hl=en "Microsoft Corp. is entering into an unusual partnership w