I had first tried out linux back in 2001. back then I tried out mandrake, turbo linux and red hat…it looked good but there were a few applications that I needed that weren’t there on linux at that time so I had to go back to windows.

I now use ubuntu on my desktop and xubuntu on my laptop.
they are both brilliant and I love the gtk toolkit.
I use wine for a couple of applications.
I have also started a bit of coding.
written a couple of automation scripts and have started dabbling in a bit of c and java.
I would have never even thought about command line back when I was using windows. these days its just natural to me and sometimes i prefer using that to the graphical method like when updating and installing programs. Choice is definitely wonderful.

not to worry then I ain’t gonna use novell, xandros, linspire or even turbo linux. they are all selling out by dealing with microsoft imo.
why sign a deal when you don’t even know what the patents are actually about. do these guys at novell know what these patents are?

Sagar

They choose not to say because these patents, if they exist at all, are likely to be invalidated or worked around trivially. More importantly, they are only applicable in about 5 counties in the world. Software patents are illegal almost everywhere, but Microsoft just wants to scare people. That’s just what it has done to decades. It’s safe to ignore Microsoft, which is desperate and thus it resorts to FUD tactics.

As for Novell, it liaised with Microsoft and its Linux is not free. There are much better options out there, such as PCLinuxOS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Mandriva. Choice is a wonderful thing, isn’t it?

thanks

Sagar

Welcome to a good world of Freedom. As you may now, some companies are hurt by this freedom, so they collude to harm it for profit. I recommend the following as background readings:

http://technocrat.net/d/2006/11/2/9945
http://techp.org/petition/show/1
http://boycottnovell.com/no-to-novell/

If you need more information, please tell us. We’re happy to help.

I have only recently entered into the wonderful world of linux.(2 months now windows free)
What is all this stuff I read about deals with microsoft and what is this intellectual property of microsoft that linux users are infringing?

Sorry if I sound like n00b but I am one, well to linux anyway.

Sagar