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Samba Team Urges Novell To Reconsider
hde226868 writes "The team responsible for Samba has just asked Novell to reconsider its recent patent agreement with Microsoft, arguing that the agreement is a divisive agreement, effectively splitting the open source movement into groups with and without commercial status. Samba argues that with this move Novell is disregarding the will of the people who write the software sold by Novell and that Novell has 'no right to make self servicing deals on behalf of others which run contrary to the goals and ideals of the Free Software community'."
I couldn't disagree more. Being able to go to sleep and not worry about the software is why I don't use Linux in my business. I'm looking forward to being able to try out a Linux that at least has the MS stamp of approval, and am even more excited about using a version that may have been improved by MS. Microsoft has the potential to add a lot of value to SUSE, and at this point, it is the only one that I would consider using in my business (assuming that MS does improve the current offering). I simply cannot stake the livelihood of myself, my family, and all of my employees on what's out there now.
You've obviously missed the main point of the free software movement, which is to destroy the commercial viability of software. Oh, most of them won't say that directly, but it's obvious in their attitude and actions.
Do your worst with the troll mods. It doesn't change the truth of my statement.
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>Remember Vader's lines: "I am altering the terms of our agreement. Pray that I do not alter them again."
*rolls eyes* Why don't you just compare microsoft to Hitler while you're at it? Jesus, this is software development, not freaking star wars you *child*.
I will not dignify the content of your post by addressing it directly. I will just say that it was a total load of shrill, nonsensical, and ignorant bullshit, and that you should feel ashamed for having written it.
>Uh, the idiomatic "right to ..." phrase typically means "moral justification to ...".
I have nothing more to say to that other than it is patently false, and you should learn how to speak english.