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And so it begins....
« on: November 07, 2006, 11:17:49 am »
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/07/1328259&from=rss
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/07/1435204&from=rss

"Let me be clear about one thing, we don't license our intellectual property to Linux because of the way Linux licensing GPL framework works, that's not really a possibility," said Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer. "Novell is actually just a proxy for its customers, and it's only for its customers," he added. "This does not apply to any forms of Linux other than Novell's SUSE Linux. And if people want to have peace and interoperability, they'll look at Novell's SUSE Linux. If they make other choices, they have all of the compliance and intellectual property issues that are associated with that."

Microsoft's deal with Novell seemed innocent enough, but what Ballmer is showing is the true nature -- it's going to create a big division. 
« Last Edit: November 07, 2006, 05:04:43 pm by iago »

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Re: And so it begins....
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2006, 12:55:47 pm »
It's EEE and it's brilliant.
One must ask oneself: "do I will trolling to become a universal law?" And then when one realizes "yes, I do will it to be such," one feels completely justified.
-- from Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Trolling

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Re: And so it begins....
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2006, 04:37:33 pm »
Are we reading the same article?  The one you posted is about blacklisted countries and whatnot.

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Re: And so it begins....
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2006, 05:05:18 pm »
Are we reading the same article?  The one you posted is about blacklisted countries and whatnot.
Microsoft must have broken in and edited my post in order to suppress the truth.  It's the only logical explanation...

I fixed the link :P