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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:45:49 -0800 From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Faustian Pact between Novell and Microsoft On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 15:10:50 +0100 Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl> wrote: > On 03-11-2006 00:14, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > > Well, > > > > It's official. Microsoft and Novell will now fork Linux. > > > I'd prefer: > > "Another Faustian Pact between Linux and Corporate World" > > Let's be real: > > Do you know all papers and words between Red Hat or OSDL > and say IBM or HP? > > Did you regard Novell as linux defender or guardian-angel? > > Are you afraid or more afraid? > > Did Microsoft ever need Novell to sue anybody? > > I don't think so. > > Jarek P. > - Just follow the money trail if you want to know what agreements are in place. The OSDL funding process is open if you look a the membership levels and the required funding. http://groups.osdl.org/join/membership_levels As a non-profit OSDL is under close scrutiny by IRS and the member companies. There are non hidden agenda deals here. Companies with direct sales to end-users are always making partner arrangements; that is the nature of business. But like teenagers the romances don't always last long, and someone usually gets dropped. -- Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org> - 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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