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Actually very smart for Novell
It might give SUSE the edge it need to be the stand-out Linux flavour, where others are just so bland!

I almost made the move to Liux (SUSE in fact) but two things held me back again. The attitude so often displayed by the community stands as one (although no_brain...I mean no_axe shows that it is an attitude exclusive to the Linux community!) those - the other is software compatibilities.

The 2 main software suites which will have to be FULLY compatible with Linux before I can even consider the move are MS Office (Open Office is jst too weak an alternative) and CS2 suite. At least theis deal may end up taking care of one of those....now if Adobe can follow suit, SUSE would stand pretty well suited to do what so many other flavours of Linux have FAILED to do - that is to be attractive and usable for the REGULAR/MAINSTREAM PC user.
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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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