@sco1984: Do you have any idea what you're talking about, or are you just sprinkling your post with words that you think are big?
@sushrut: It is needless to create another debate on the much flogged topic, when you can read online what the whole world is saying about it. Rather than present a very broad and loaded query, why don't we discuss specifics, such as: - Should developers and users alike shift from Open/Suse to say Red Hat or Ubuntu? - For the developers: would it be possible to code around any (broad) Microsoft patents, if any are found to be viably invokable? - Will people like Steve Ballmer and his media cohorts, with the Billy G foundation's dollar and moral support be able to lobby the Govt. to change its policy towards software patents? - What will stricter copyright/patent/trademark laws mean in India? - What can the lay Indian FOSS supporter do to protect his interests? etc. Perhaps then we might have a fruitful discussion. On 11/25/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Message: 1 Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:45:17 +0530 From: "Sushrut Kulkarni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [PLUG] About Microsoft-Novell pact To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" What will be the impact of Microsoft-Novell pact on Linux community ? Will it be another "Embrace, Extend, Exterminate" tactic by the Giant ? -Sushrut Kulkarni ============================================================== I really dont think this news gonna make any change in "Linux Community". But yes at stock market, at international business exchange stretagies there will be much curiocity. It's a game! Both parties done collaboration type deal for there own benefits. No advantage for any indivisual programmer or to developer. It's all about benefit and business values. These type of crises comes under "business" criteria. And we normal people just towards this impact as a indivisual which doesnt make any difference. DO we know if in near future Microsoft buys Google or vice versa? If it happens our daily router or work going to change? Definitely not! So considoring it a CEO level issue, i dont think it'll affect linux community at all. -- Amey Abhyankar. [ "SAW III " Flop Show "Casino Royale" Wowwwwwwwww ! ] -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
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