Comments on: Zonker’s (Novell) Disdain for the FSF and IDG’s Conflict of Interests http://techrights.org/2010/02/02/zonker-on-dbd-fsf/ 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: your_friend http://techrights.org/2010/02/02/zonker-on-dbd-fsf/comment-page-1/#comment-80199 your_friend Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:25:10 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=26272#comment-80199 I do not agree with any of the the ITWorld article. GPL 3 was not "knee jerk." It was the result of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL_3#Version_3" rel="nofollow">a year and a half of careful planning and community input</a>. No one should believe that Microsoft is working towards "integration", what ever that is. Their goal is ownership and taxation and this is what the Novell deal clearly showed. If Microsoft were interested in cooperation with anyone, they could GPL their code or donate all of their patents to an impartial watchdog or industry consortium until US and international laws were made rational. Finally, talk is cheap so it won't be too hard to find someone to plug the Microsoft party line at Novell. The Microsoft press will continue to parrot this as if it made sense and the community will continue to ridicule and ignore it. I do not agree with any of the the ITWorld article. GPL 3 was not “knee jerk.” It was the result of a year and a half of careful planning and community input. No one should believe that Microsoft is working towards “integration”, what ever that is. Their goal is ownership and taxation and this is what the Novell deal clearly showed. If Microsoft were interested in cooperation with anyone, they could GPL their code or donate all of their patents to an impartial watchdog or industry consortium until US and international laws were made rational. Finally, talk is cheap so it won’t be too hard to find someone to plug the Microsoft party line at Novell. The Microsoft press will continue to parrot this as if it made sense and the community will continue to ridicule and ignore it.

]]> By: your_friend http://techrights.org/2010/02/02/zonker-on-dbd-fsf/comment-page-1/#comment-80198 your_friend Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:07:16 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=26272#comment-80198 He can turn around, but would you trust someone who sold out like that? The tragedy of selling out is that it limits your ability to do anything decent later. The most that can be hoped from a person who's sold out is that they cease to do further harm. He can turn around, but would you trust someone who sold out like that? The tragedy of selling out is that it limits your ability to do anything decent later. The most that can be hoped from a person who’s sold out is that they cease to do further harm.

]]> By: Needs Sunlight http://techrights.org/2010/02/02/zonker-on-dbd-fsf/comment-page-1/#comment-80150 Needs Sunlight Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:10:18 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=26272#comment-80150 Ars Technica didn't used to suck. A quick look at the mono problems there might turn out to be a recent addition to the staff. Once people go south, can they be turned around? In other words, what's wrong with Brockmeiers and can he straighten out? Ars Technica didn’t used to suck. A quick look at the mono problems there might turn out to be a recent addition to the staff.

Once people go south, can they be turned around? In other words, what’s wrong with Brockmeiers and can he straighten out?

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