Man, Richard Stallman has to be crying. Breaking up a deal with the devil,
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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And another thing, this is really unprecedented, Bill Gates at the mercy
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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Wouldn't you be better off at slashdot?
Loverock Davidson | 05/29/07
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But wait, this is from an actual recording, only the parts embarassing to
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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Why?
Jack-Booted EULA | 05/29/07
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Well,
msdead | 05/30/07
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Have you ever seen the movie "Antitrust"?
intj-astral@... | 05/30/07
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Novell worries that GPL 3 could foil Microsoft pact
Loverock Davidson | 05/29/07
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Wow, what an insight, the problem with Linux is that we need Microsoft to
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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Yes
Loverock Davidson | 05/29/07
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Man, great news, we can trust MS to always do the right thing in helping
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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I do!
Loverock Davidson | 05/29/07
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YES! We can trust foxes to guard the chicken coup! Great news!
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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Is that kind of like?
Ole Man | 05/29/07
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Yes, and history has always proven
Ole Man | 05/29/07
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Please don't help
NemesisNL | 05/29/07
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That's ok, I'm sure they don't mind
Loverock Davidson | 05/29/07
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I get it: Bill Gates is Jesus!
ihatelinux | 06/01/07
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No worries
Tim Patterson | 05/29/07
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And, I think you have identified the big problem for MS.
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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Not if your buisines is...
NemesisNL | 05/29/07
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Yes, if your business is support and customization, then open source is
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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I've come to the conclusion that...
Henry Miller | 05/29/07
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And, another thing, it is NOT ok to break the INTENT of a license through
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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Have to differ here
NemesisNL | 05/29/07
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Right, perfectly legal, but morally wrong to circumvent the intent of the
DonnieBoy | 05/29/07
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GPL v4?
Too Old For IT | 05/29/07
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A perfect example
Ole Man | 05/30/07
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Go GPL v3!
grunthus | 05/29/07
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I hope the Linux community stops shooting themselves in the foot
hoiatl | 05/30/07
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I think that you will find that derailing the Novel/MS deal is actually a
DonnieBoy | 05/30/07
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Even those who have made "peace"
Ole Man | 05/30/07
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Too Soon To Worry
orcmid | 05/30/07
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Not quite
gotitright | 05/30/07
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Confused???
Jxn | 06/02/07
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ga
charles656oio@... | 05/30/07
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Man, Novell is in a Sandwich
3dguru | 06/03/07
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