http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/07/1328259&from=rsshttp://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.
