SheridanJ West wrote: > On 11/13/06, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Before being too hasty, please get your facts straight. It is not a >> licensing deal. Novell ensured the agreement was compliant with GPL. >> It doesn't give them the right to include MS patents in Linux. It >> simply means MS won't sue SUSE users, > > OK but it does sound like sco's offer.
It's not quite the same. SCO had to know it was a fraudulent claim. MS may or may not have patents that are infringed. > >> should a patent violation turn >> up. Also, MS is paying Novell far more than what Novell pays MS, so the >> net result is more money for Novell. Someone else had posted a link to >> a Novell Q&A page. Perhaps you might want to read it. >> >> That said, I am opposed to any such deal with MS, as I'll always be >> suspicious of them. > > Novell can still do without my 'hobby' disk order There's always OpenSUSE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
