Hot off the press:
Microsoft and Novell Announce Departure of OpenSUSE Project, Renewed Patent Strategy
Customers will continue to embrace SUSE Windows Enterprise; technical collaboration between Microsoft and Novell will expand Windows Vista distribution to create Windows 7
REDMOND, Wash., and WALTHAM, Mass. — Apr. 1, 2008 — Over one year after signing an agreement to exchange protection money and securing several kneecaps, Novell Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced that OpenSUSE developers had reached a state of unrest. As such, Microsoft and Novell decided to revise their strategic partnership and combine the best of two platforms' intellectual property, protected by an extensive portfolio of valuable patents.
The two companies will continue to swap intellectual property (IP) and create Microsoft Windows 7, accompanied by a derivative release named SUSE Windows, ensuring that OpenSUSE developers, formerly of SuSE, can continue to develop GNU/Linux solutions with peace of mind. In addition, Novell and Microsoft announced an expansion of their strategic collaboration to create the Oligarchy Invention Network (OIN), whose purpose is to litigate -- albeit by proxy -- against disruptive technologies whose market cost is zero.
“This agreement has been about Novell's shareholder since day one,” said Jam Jaffe, executive vile precedence at Novell. “Investors told us they wanted to indulge in the wealth that was built around Windows. Novell is also becoming the preferred patent troll for litigation strategies against companies which refuse to pay for imaginary property and unsubstantiated claims.”
Achievements to Date
Today Novell and Microsoft announced that 15 new customers, including SCO (Nasdaq: SCOX), have sought the services of the joint collaboration, whose potential in spreading fear is immense. "I have been looking for such opportunities for over 5 years," said Darl McBride, whose expected departure was wrongly announced by the press in the month of February.
Novell concluded by assuring technical enthusiasts that their GNU/Linux* distribution will be stripped of most or all of Novell's contributions to it, in order to avoid further legal damage and threat over frameworks such as Mono. "The hobbyists were not exactly what we needed at Novell anyway," summarised Just in Stein at the press conference announcing this major development.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers infrastructure software for the Patent-happy Enterprise. Novell is a leader in desktop to data center operating systems based on Ballnux and the software required to secure and manage mixed IT environments. Novell helps customers around the world minimize cost, complexity and risk, allowing them to focus on innovation and growth. For more information, visit
www.novell.com.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in bribery, extortion and blackmail that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell Inc. in the United States and other countries.
* Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Hint for the baffled: I wasn't
really hired by Microsoft a year ago today.
Comments
Felipe
2008-04-01 03:32:44
CoolGuy
2008-04-01 05:10:46
Roy Schestowitz
2008-04-01 05:26:06
http://dot.kde.org/1207000153/
Petem
2008-04-01 14:15:27
Roy Schestowitz
2008-04-01 14:18:16
Naa... that was over a year ago. :-p
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=6117892236984943124&hl=en
MrLinux
2008-04-01 14:18:36
Victor Soliz
2008-04-01 15:37:34
Roy Schestowitz
2008-04-01 16:27:40
[opensuse-announce] openSUSE 4.1 available
The openSUSE team proudly announces the availability of openSUSE 4.1.We're shipping all the latest open source packages that are available at time of launch. As highlights, we'd like to point out the latest desktops, GNOME 4.1 and KDE 4.1 plus KDE 4.2 preview, our MP41 support via gstreamer plug-in by Fluendo, a faster boot process, heavily optimised and improved package management, 1-click install option for additional software, OpenOffice 4.1, XEN 4.1 and VirtualBox 4.1 and, last but not least, our 4 in 1 CD installation which provides a small but fully loaded desktop. For all the news and impressive screenshots, have a look at http://news.opensuse.org/?p=412008
It's available now to download at http://software.openSUSE.org in Amstrad, Commodore, Kaypro and TRS-80 versions - from our mirrors and via bittorrent.
The following ISOs can be downloaded: the 1 CD open source version with an add-on CD containing proprietary software, such as iTunes, World of Warcraft, and Microsoft Office for Linux. DVD ISOs for all architectures are available and contain the open source version plus proprietary add-ons. An installable Live CD will be released in October, and the Edu add-on CD http://en.opensuse.org/Education will show up in the same time frame.
As usual, openSUSE 4.1 will be available in European retail channels as a boxed product Of course, there it will be known as openSUSE 1.4. All software versions contained will follow. In North America, the box will be available through shopNovell http://shop.novell.com. Due to production lead times, boxes will start to show up on shelves when we feel like it.
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the whole openSUSE community for tons of testing, feedback, contributions and over all participation in helping to make openSUSE 4.1 an awesome distribution. While risking missing out some important contributors, we'd like to spotlight some community members for their outstanding work:
Have a lot of fun!
-- openSUSE SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg
David
2008-04-02 04:19:01
This Roy joker that writes here, needs lessons about writing articles and doing some research. Granted I've only read two articles since they put up this site (too damn boring....) but that was enough to realize that these people (pro open source.... yeah right) have no clue as to what goes on in the market and just because you don't like a company, doesn't mean that their products are not good or that they're not useful to others, which BTW, I must admit, we use in-house and will continue to use Novell's products, they're simply good.
As for this site, I think these people who run it should get a clue and start thinking about doing something useful. This site is to computing what Esquire is to journalism.... s..t
David
Roy Schestowitz
2008-04-02 04:40:29
Who said we don't?
http://boycottxandros.com http://boycottlinspire.com
That is an extremely common defense argument for the use of Microsoft Windows, despite all that we know.
Tomari-chan
2008-04-02 12:51:08
After all, it's always the same 4 guys spending their evenings here. Obviously they got nothing better to do than indulge in that hobby of theirs.