On 11/14/2006 03:45 PM, John Andersen wrote: > Thanks for that link. I would think if there were real concern on Novells > part they would just publish the agreement in full, and produce > detailed FAQs about it and all the hidden clauses, rather than > resorting to an IRC channel for pete sake! >
Actually it would be great if the execs who put together the deal DID resort to an IRC channel. Everyone present was just as clueless about the real motives as we all are. I think we all pretty much have a sense that "customers demanding interoperability" were perhaps not the only driving force behind the deal. Maybe the top execs will show up at the next meeting. That would be great. Meanwhile, if a bunch of smart engineers are still quite confused about the meaning of a simple business deal, maybe it's because they are missing some data. I am hoping that Mr. Hovsepian, Mr. Jaffe and the other insiders respect their own employees enough to fill them in on what they were REALLY thinking. No matter what the truth is it's better than a whitewash. I would not continue to work for people who tried to feed me stories about a deal that may have profound implications for something that I've worked passionately on. Saill --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
