Am Freitag, 3. November 2006 11:26 schrieb David Canar: > Dominique Leuenberger wrote: > > >>> Reply on 03-11-2006 9:31:52 <<<> So far I think it is VERY > > > > beneficial for Linux, > > > > > 1. Microsoft is giving away 70.000 SUSE Linux Enterprise coupons > > > 2. Microsoft is backing up (legally speaking) the MONO, Samba and Open > > > Office projects and any Open Source programmer or company that works on > > > > > > OpenSuse.org projects. > > > 3. Microsoft is telling everybody that if they want to use Linux they > > > support SUSE Linux! > > > 4. They are jointly developing Open Source Virtualization software > > > > > > Could it be better?
I guess most of us agree, that this news seem to be good for Novell and for Suse Linux en generale. The question is: how about the others? - Will this agreement make the gap between Suse and the rest of linux developers bigger? If there was no such gap, will there be one? - Will the communtiy really profit from all advatages, Novell gets trough this partnership, or is it just Suse Linux Enterprise? - Will Open Document have a chance, if Novell is going to push Open XML in OpenOffice? (correct me, if I'm wrong with this statement) Quote: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/nov06/11-02MSNovellPR.mspx "Second, Microsoft will not assert its patents against individual noncommercial open source developers. And third, Microsoft is promising not to assert its patents against individual contributors to OpenSUSE.org whose code is included in the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop." - Why are there 2 different points in the patent question? Will there be a difference between OpenSUSE and Suse Linux Enterprise? What about contributors to OpenSUSE.org whose code is _not_ included in the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform? Are they covered by the second statement? If you could these questions and answers to the faq, it would be nice. -- Üdvözlettel -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Marcel Hilzinger --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
