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Oh my!!!!! Trouble for everyone besides Novell
"In addition, the software makers have struck a deal on patents designed to give customers peace of mind about using Novell's open-source products, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Novell CEO Ronald Hovsepian said at an event here."


Hmmm, so Novell gets a free pass but no one else. Now, would Novell then turn around and ask Microsoft to "protect" them from other distros incroaching on the patents? Yes, could just be....
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Oh my!!!!! Trouble for everyone besides Novell  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/02/06
Message has been deleted.  B.O.F.H. | 11/02/06
No, you are just wrong again  TripleII | 11/02/06
Why would you assume IBM would help?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/03/06
Redhat, yes, but Linux is new IBM B&B  TripleII | 11/03/06
Another strange "twist".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/02/06
Wouldn't that be  Patrick Jones | 11/03/06
Why not  voska | 11/03/06
Ummm .... dont' think so.  Linux_4u! | 11/03/06
Watch your back Novel!  Linux User 147560 | 11/02/06
I agree Linux User 147560...  Stellardyne | 11/02/06
Watch your back Novel!  drdon5252 | 11/03/06
Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell  The Rifleman | 11/02/06
In all reality...  Mike Cox | 11/02/06
Actually very smart for Novell  crayolakidd | 11/03/06
Rep and I are in consultations...  Mike Cox | 11/02/06
Your rep is being paid off by Microsoft.  teddybairs1 | 11/02/06
Really?  glocks out | 11/03/06
And now a word  D. T. Schmitz | 11/02/06
Mental image...  jasonp@... | 11/02/06
8.5 . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/02/06
_my sympathies_  sbj | 11/03/06
3.5 of 10  startx.jeff | 11/03/06
OH MY .....  Linux_4u! | 11/03/06
7.0  nucrash | 11/03/06
Nice Response!!! Gotta give you an 7.5 for that one . . .(nt)  jlhenry62 | 11/03/06
You forgot to mention...  nix_hed | 11/03/06
Oh My....  teddybairs1 | 11/02/06
Fear at Redmond forces change  rtb | 11/02/06
And what about Naomi??  jlhenry62 | 11/02/06
They don't need Novel for that  TripleII | 11/02/06
Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell  Loverock Davidson | 11/02/06
Novell needs rescuing?  zkiwi | 11/02/06
That's what I said  Loverock Davidson | 11/02/06
Are you sure that Novell isn't rescuing Microsoft?  zkiwi | 11/02/06
Probably Not...  horusfalcon | 11/02/06
Positive  Loverock Davidson | 11/02/06
You've forgotten  zkiwi | 11/02/06
Nope (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 11/02/06
Novell is no where near going under  voska | 11/03/06
You're still no Mike Cox...  jasonp@... | 11/02/06
Subtlety, just a bit more needed  TripleII | 11/02/06
needed for what?  Loverock Davidson | 11/02/06
You forget  TripleII | 11/02/06
Agreed...  jasonp@... | 11/03/06
Fool  mjk1971 | 11/02/06
Didn't Windows start with a deal like this?  Langalibalene | 11/02/06
You hit the spike right on the head with a sledge hammer .  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 11/02/06
Nothing new  rrick | 11/02/06
Jealous hater?  rrick | 11/02/06
No  Xorial | 11/02/06
NT didnt start as a joint venture  mrlinux | 11/03/06
Actually, You're both right and wrong.  Logics | 11/03/06
To be strictly historically accurate.... no  BobF_z | 11/03/06
Not entirely accurate but you did fill in some gaps.  Logics | 11/03/06
Whoops  aplman | 11/02/06
Vista must be gonna suck  aplman | 11/02/06
How about NTFS?  guygo | 11/02/06
Indeed!!!!!!  paulo.s.lima | 11/02/06
Maybe Not NTFS, but CIFS is There  hforman@... | 11/02/06
Only SUSE Linux . . .nt  jlhenry62 | 11/02/06
Yeah, that's one of the biggest hurtles  CobraA1 | 11/03/06
No correct  rrick | 11/02/06
err don't think so..........  BobF_z | 11/03/06
err...err..  BobF_z | 11/03/06
To Paraphrase Movie Quote...  gribblq | 11/02/06
Obi Wan Kenobi  aitech | 11/03/06
that's bad for Novell and OSS  Linux Geek | 11/02/06
Novel, maybe, maybe not, OSS no way  TripleII | 11/02/06
Incredible Timing  mjk1971 | 11/02/06
Is it Virtualization Alone? Nah !!!  ashishg | 11/02/06
conspiracies  netminder | 11/03/06
one thing to remember regarding Novell and OpenOffice.org  Dave P. | 11/03/06
NLD dead? I didn't realize ...  netminder | 11/03/06
I don't think there is conspiracy here  voska | 11/03/06
Who owns OpenOffice?!  The Rifleman | 11/03/06
shocked  CobraA1 | 11/03/06
virtualisation???  dgrainge | 11/03/06
Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell  barterjunkie@... | 11/03/06
What if Oracle supports Novell Linux too?  interlocutor | 11/03/06
Microsoft + Novell = MicroNovell  Evisscerator | 11/03/06
This is a Good Thing  jpr75_z | 11/03/06
Sounds like a win/win for everyone  Linux User 1 | 11/03/06
The Penguin Will March On  BanjoPaterson | 11/03/06
Virtualization ! ! !  slabrosse001@... | 11/03/06
Sign of the Apocalypse  Carrion | 11/03/06
The 12th imam  startx.jeff | 11/03/06
SAMBA?  Spikey_Mike | 11/03/06
Win for Linux, Loss for Novell  linux for me | 11/03/06
Sound like a mafia 'protection money'  k.p.thottam | 11/03/06
show me  WileECoyote_1 | 11/03/06
Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell - Part 2  The Rifleman | 11/03/06
this is ********  yogi2006 | 12/09/06
No more Novell No more Linux  poliver@... | 01/02/07
SQL Server  glassangel | 01/12/07

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