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:Linux-Watch: How Do You Feel About Novell's Microsoft Deal?
Linux-Watch: How Do You Feel About Novell's Microsoft Deal?
Nov 9, 2006, 01 :00 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (6579 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

"Novell wants to know what you think about its recent patent and Linux deal with Microsoft, so it's offering an open survey to its users. The survey opened recently on Novell's 'Cool Solutions' site.

"People who hate this plan for Novell and Microsoft to work together will find the short survey disappointing. Rather than ask for a thumbs-up or thumbs-down on the agreement, it focuses on what aspects of the agreement--patent protection, virtualization, document formatting interoperability, and so on--you think are the most important..."

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Related Stories:
CNET News: Microsoft Paying Novell $308 Million for Linux Pact(Nov 07, 2006)
PC Magazine/ABC News: Is Microsoft Going to Start a Linux War?(Nov 07, 2006)
Free Software Magazine: Message to the Novell Executive Who Signed the Agreement with Microsoft(Nov 07, 2006)
Community: Novell-MS: Why This Deal Will Backfire For Both Sides(Nov 07, 2006)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story ...   Did someone say dishones?   
Claude Deprugney
Nov 9, 2006, 01:16:59
 
Looks like the Novell survey is now DOA. ...   DOA   
Eric Laffoon
Nov 9, 2006, 02:09:30
 
... Raise your hand if you think that un ...   re: DOA   
Brandioch Conner
Nov 9, 2006, 03:07:31
 
--Microsoft buys Novell's soul. Worl ...   World is happy once again.   
Jose
Nov 9, 2006, 03:42:27
 
This publicity, though controversial, is ...   No such thing as bad publicity   
a23d56
Nov 9, 2006, 03:50:11
 
The recent Novell-Microsoft pact seems t ...   Openness   
GregB
Nov 9, 2006, 04:14:20
 
What I feel=I am out of the maillist fro ...   novell   
maba
Nov 9, 2006, 07:39:28
 
I have been waiting for MS to play out t ...   Patents?   
Anotnynomouse
Nov 9, 2006, 09:49:56
 
If you're running NetWare/ZENworks/G ...   Re: re: DOA   
Segedunum
Nov 9, 2006, 10:27:56
 
Below is how user "webster" on Groklaw.n ...   The script of the game:   
someone
Nov 9, 2006, 10:46:25
 
I see this deal with Novell as the first ...   GPLv3   
BD
Nov 9, 2006, 14:25:11
 
And exactly how much upstream access do  ...   Re: No such thing as bad publicity   
dsfkglsdk\'d
Nov 9, 2006, 15:49:14
 
 Will we now see a more reasoned discuss ...   Re: Re: No such thing as bad publicity   
Richard Steiner
Nov 9, 2006, 16:28:11
 
Questions to Novell (3)Authored by: pipi ...   Another comment from Groklaw   
GreyGeek
Nov 9, 2006, 18:17:17
 
"Questions to Novell (1)"http://www.grok ...   Groklaw links with "Questions to Novell"   
linkprovider
Nov 10, 2006, 11:05:03
 
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