Non of that justifies cooperating with Microsoft in the way that Novel did. Microsoft is a sworn enemy of software freedom. Their little deal with Novel has no upside and lots of downsides. It creates the illusion of haves and have nots within the free software world. It also creates a larger threat of litigation about patents. You can jump up and down on IBM all you want, the "revolt" against Novel was well deserved. That revolt, of course, is another planned consequence of the deal. What better way to get rid of your competitors than make them persona non gratta in their own market?
_______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
