In what appears to be a bizarre move from Red Hat, the following was said the other day.

Speaking of Microsoft, we've got audio of Red Hat EVP Paul Cormier talking about why it would be beneficial for the Redmond software giant to cozy up to his company now that it has shipped version 5 of its Red Hat Enteprise Linux (kids, it's not just an OS, it's platform!). But, in Novell (with its SuSE distribution), Microsoft already has a Linux dance partner. Is Red Hat now feeling the pinch of those nuptials and is the olive branch out for a threesome? It sure sounds that way.

This isn't quite the first time. While patents deals are out of the question, Red Hat is apparently interested in better interoperability.