“Ok, I have been biting my tongue for days now, trying to avoid
comment on the MS/Novell announcements. I can’t stand it any
longer. This so reminds me of another scenario (SCO threatening its
own customers) that I can’t keep my mouth shut. I know it has
nothing to do with my blogging category of ‘The Next Frontier,’ but
as some of you know, a pesky lawsuit caused me a lot of heartburn
during my UnitedLinux days, and thus I beg your indulgence.“Let me see if I can explain my incredulity as briefly as
possible. Here we have Microsoft, who knows that with almost no
exceptions, enterprise Linux users are also Microsoft customers.
Why would you threaten to bite the hand that feeds you…?”
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