Comments on: Google Should Avoid Novell’s Mistakes and Not Hire from Microsoft http://techrights.org/2009/12/01/staffing-factor-google-novell/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/12/01/staffing-factor-google-novell/comment-page-1/#comment-76386 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:08:37 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=22940#comment-76386 It got Slashdotted.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/12/01/staffing-factor-google-novell/comment-page-1/#comment-76383 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:21:20 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=22940#comment-76383 Yes, but seems that the news come from just a broken link, which is why I suspected it was a temporary mistake.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/12/01/staffing-factor-google-novell/comment-page-1/#comment-76382 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:20:19 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=22940#comment-76382 He also lobbied for Microsoft’s use of software patents against Free software (just weeks before going to Google).

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/12/01/staffing-factor-google-novell/comment-page-1/#comment-76381 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:18:52 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=22940#comment-76381 Yes, but only after backlash was this corrected.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/12/01/staffing-factor-google-novell/comment-page-1/#comment-76380 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:01:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=22940#comment-76380 “Google Should Avoid Novell’s Mistakes and Not Hire from Microsoft”
I would not go that far. But hiring a known anti-Google shill, like Don Dodge, is a different matter, and it is interesting how the changes happen almost immediately.

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/12/01/staffing-factor-google-novell/comment-page-1/#comment-76379 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:00:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=22940#comment-76379 “The Register has this new article about Google allegedly removing GNU/Linux support after acquiring Gizmo5.”
Seems like the broken link has been restored. It was probably a temporary problem:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1460092&cid=30267934
http://www.gizmo5.com/pc/download/linux

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