On 11/17/06, JJ Gitties <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "*We* need to convince OpenSUSE to fork, or let 'em die. To bad, it is a wonderful Distro. But their parent company is NOT our friend."
I'm sorry, but I think that is idiotic. I personally want linux to make headway into the corp world. That's what Novell is trying to do. This deal *may* have been a mistake, but to trumpet splitting now is tantamount to giving in. At some point "the community" has to figure out how to accomodate the demands of the corp/commercial world without having it's feelings bruised. Right now, more than anything, what we need to do is help Novell make this work ... whether that be by changing the terms of the agreement, or figuring out how to make it clear that the commercial sector is pleased and that there is no real threat to FOSS ... Helping Novell is helping the community. Perhaps Novell need to turn around on MS right now, and challenge them to bring suit --- dare them to sue Novell for the supposed "IP infringements". Make it a put up or shut up situation. But to fork suse now? Mistake ... Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
