Microsoft/Novell Deal Could Create Two-Tier Linux Market

Rob writes writes to mention a Computer Business Review article about the recent Microsoft/Novell Linux deal. Article author Matthew Aslet warns that while some may see the announcement as a step forward, it may ultimately be very divisive for the Linux community. From the article: "Microsoft made it clear that only SUSE users and developers, as well as unsalaried Linux developers, are protected. '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.'"

Comments

What the fuck ever.

[Ayanami Rei]

MS will open stuff up, and I will take and run with what I can get away with.

SUSE

[lpcustom]

I'm just glad MS is partnering with a distro I never use anyway. Thanks MS for not currupting a good distro.

Linux Meme - Linux has topped out

[broward]

The odds are good that interest in linux has topped out and that Vista will retain the desktop title.

http://www.realmeme.com/roller/page/realmeme?entry =linux_meme

Re:Your sig

[Z34107]

Slashdot sigs aren't long enough to provide the link to the correct platform. ^.^