Blast from the Past: Jack Messman Speaks Open Source (Video)
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2007-02-04 10:48:39 UTC
Modified: 2007-02-04 10:48:39 UTC
Jack Messman, the former CEO of Novell, speaks about Linux and Open Source in the following old video. It is worth mentioning that negotiations with Microsoft only began after Messman stepped down (rather passively).
At the time, Novell argued that Jack Messman's departure would give priority to Linux. This exemplifies the meaning of the phrase "Better the Devil You Know (Than the One You Don't Know)".
Tolerance and inclusion must extend to acceptance that some people don't agree with you, might never agree with you, and imposing what allegedly works for you on them is unreasonable
People don't get married because they love weddings, folks don't join the army because they love war, and most drivers don't drive to work because they love cars
To me it seems like Microsoft Lunduke is rapidly becoming like a "hate preacher" who operates online, breeding an extremist ideology or trying to soften its image