Comments on: 80-85% of Open Source Community Backs Microvell Deal? http://techrights.org/2007/03/16/80-85-of-open-source-community-backs-microvell-deal/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gpl1 http://techrights.org/2007/03/16/80-85-of-open-source-community-backs-microvell-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-435 gpl1 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:00:07 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/03/16/80-85-of-open-source-community-backs-microvell-deal/#comment-435 Why do the press insist on making the deal about "interoperability"? We all know that the problem with the deal is that the promise not to sue only counts for Novell's customers, which is completely against the GPL. They simply found a loophole for it. Why exactly would Novell think this would survive the next iteration of the GPL, unless they want to undermine it? Why do the press insist on making the deal about “interoperability”? We all know that the problem with the deal is that the promise not to sue only counts for Novell’s customers, which is completely against the GPL. They simply found a loophole for it. Why exactly would Novell think this would survive the next iteration of the GPL, unless they want to undermine it?

]]> By: Draconishinobi http://techrights.org/2007/03/16/80-85-of-open-source-community-backs-microvell-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Draconishinobi Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:27:13 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/03/16/80-85-of-open-source-community-backs-microvell-deal/#comment-432 "I think the vast majority, and I’d quantify that at about 80 percent to 85 percent, of the open source community actually supports this deal." From all the polls I've seen, I think he meant the opposite ... 80 - 85 % of the OSS community does NOT support this deal. I would ask him to show me the proof. Maybe he's gonna fudge some polls ? “I think the vast majority, and I’d quantify that at about 80 percent to 85 percent, of the open source community actually supports this deal.”

From all the polls I’ve seen, I think he meant the opposite … 80 – 85 % of the OSS community does NOT support this deal. I would ask him to show me the proof. Maybe he’s gonna fudge some polls ?

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