ComputerWorld has just published an article which explores the recent events and also reiterates the serious issues that Novell introduced through its deal with Microsoft.

Some Linux users may be protected because, as part of its FUD campaign, Microsoft entered into a patent swap with Novell. According to Microsoft, Novell agrees that Microsoft has valid patent claims against Linux but the deal will keep Microsoft from suing any Novell Linux customers. Novell does not agree with Microsoft's characterization, claiming that it does not agree that Microsoft has patents that Linux infringes.

This is, needless to mention, nothing new. The recent events, however, confirmed many of our long-held suspicions. In another article, Microsoft talks about the GPLv3. The company has become morbidly obsessed with it as its spokesmen continues to mention it in interviews.

Speaking to CXOtoday.com, a Microsoft spokesperson states that the latest draft of the General Public License version 3 (GPLv3) attempts to tear down the bridge that Microsoft has built between proprietary and open source software.

Microsoft has our deepest of sympathies. Is anyone still surprised that they use various proxies to attack GPLv3 like it was the plague? They do this in the most desperate of ways now, with shades of the infamous "Get the Facts" campaign.

In related news, Rick Lehrbaum, who is a prominent man in the Linux community (as well as a Ziff Davis executive) calls it a day and apt-get removes SUSE.