Ok, not really, but as far as Bruce Perens is concerned, allowing Novell to sponsor the linux.conf.au Free Software conference is just about the same as allowing SCO or Microsoft to sponsor the conference.

"I'd rather they hadn't accepted a Novell sponsorship. It wasn't very clueful of them, given Novell's recent collaboration with Microsoft in spreading fear and doubt about Linux and software patents," Perens said. ... "And since Novell is sponsoring at the lowest level, with a great many higher-level sponsors about, I can't think that money was the concern. They might as well accept SCO and Microsoft sponsorships now."

I will be interested to see if president of Linux Australia, Jonathan Oxer gets around to responding to Sam Varghese inquiries regarding any ethical considerations to allowing Novell's sponsorship....