Microsoft and Novell Share a Goal of Eliminating Free GNU/Linux, Imposing Software Patents
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2009-06-17 13:56:30 UTC
Modified: 2009-06-17 13:56:30 UTC
"Now [Novell is] little better than a branch of Microsoft"
--LinuxToday Managing Editor
Summary: Novell is poaching Free GNU/Linux users, not Windows users
NOVELL'S actions speak louder than its words, which are pretty clear too. Novell tries to replace GNU/Linux with Microsoft patent coupons and here is the latest evidence.
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions is now a Novell Authorized Training Partner in North America. The move comes as Novell strives to migrate Red Hat Enterprise Linux customers to Novell SUSE Linux.
This article is about Novell trying to steal Red Hat customers rather than Microsoft customers. The methods are nasty. "People that use Red Hat, at least with respect to our intellectual property, in a sense have an obligation to compensate us," said Steve Ballmer. Since when is Mr. Ballmer Novell's spokesperson? Prior to this remark he praised Novell. See the video at the bottom. ⬆
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eet
2009-06-17 16:54:27
Now, that's pure slander. As usual on this website.
So the real extent of layoffs is greater than what's publicly stated (there are silent layoffs) [...] Whatever IBM says about the scope, scale, or magnitude of the "RAs", it doesn't tell the full story
If patent law had been applied to novels in the 1880s, great books would not have been written. If the EU applies it to software, every computer user will be restricted, says Richard Stallman
This is a real problem and most certainly a big problem because when people try to find real information about security and GNU/Linux they instead read "word salads" made by bots
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eet
2009-06-17 16:54:27