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Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:16:07 -0700 From: "Jeffrey V. Merkey" <jmerkey@...fmountaingroup.com> To: Petr Baudis <pasky@...e.cz> CC: Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: Faustian Pact between Novell and Microsoft Petr Baudis wrote: >>It's official. Microsoft and Novell will now fork Linux. >> >> > >(It's not clear what do you mean by "fork Linux". You mean fork the >kernel? Basically all the normal distributions are "forking the kernel" >and it seems to work fine. If not the kernel, it's even less clear.) > >But I guess I just take you too seriously. ;-) > > > No problem. I was shocked to see it happen, but I left Novell 10 years ago trying to make the same thing happen between the two, so today for me the future took root in the present. Seriously, Novell has a limited lifespan unless acquired, and an M$ acquisition would be a good thing for the company. Given the resources both companies have, I would expect the see them take Linux in another direction. Linux is just out there floating with no good anchorage for long term survival -- a lot like Novell. 1 + 1 = 0 in this case, but with M$ assimilating it, 1 + 1 + 1 = 5 is possible. At any rate, the Linux folks working for M$ is not an outcome I would have expected, but I was happy to hear it. Let's see what M$ comes up with as a Linux knockoff and see who uses it. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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