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13 Reasons To Celebrate the New MS-Novell Pact

Posted by Hemos on from the well-maybe-good-reasons dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The recently announced agreement between Microsoft Corporation and Novell, Inc. has resulted in much concern that it could be harmful for Linux and other free software. However, the agreement itself, as well as its timing and comments made by Microsoft executives about it, may actually be a very good thing — and perhaps even worthy of celebration!"

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  1. A Test Of The Maturity Of The Open Source World by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The reaction the open source community finally arrives at as a whole will be an indication of wether or not it has matured to the point where it can function as a legitimate entity in the business world.

    There are three distinct reactions to Microsoft's blatant and utterly un-subtle attack on Linux:

    1) Swift and decisive public action sending a clear message to the computing and business worlds that this aggression will not stand, man. Novell software and patent minefields like mono are purged from all open source distros and entities.

    2) Wallowing in ignorant self-delusion that maybe it will all go away.

    3) Self-defeating and inane +5 Insightful masturbatory posts letting everyone know just what a open minded and reasonable person you are for trying to look on the bright side of this frontal assault on Linux. "Hey, Microsoft can't be ALWAYS evil...maybe they just want to be friends!"

    Read groklaw.net, get informed. If you aren't scared to hell about the long term implications of this attack on Linux through patents, you haven't read enough about it.

    The time for sticking your head in the sand is over. Microsoft is in open war with Linux. And no matter what you think of their products, Microsoft execs live to destroy. And they have you directly in their sights. Are you going to stand there and be slaughtered like a dumb animal or wake up and get informed and take decisive action?

  2. In other news... by Chaffar · · Score: 5, Funny
    13 reasons to celebrate when people commit suicide:
    1. more food for us (unless the person was a fashion model).
    2. more jobs for us (unless the person was unemployed)
    3. more housing available to us (unless the person was a hobo)
    4. less mating opportunities available to the opposite sex (unless the person was just as much a loser as you)
    5. it gives cops and forensics experts a job
    6. it helps Hollywood plotlines
    7. helps the environment (less strain on resources, and the body will eventually be used as fertilizer)
    8. There's a 19.8% chance that he isn't white (unless you aren't white)
    9. Supermarket lines will potentially be shorter.
    10. There will probably be free food available at the funeral.
    11. Dressing up in black suits is always cool.
    12. You could take a hair comb, attach a LED to one end of it, and act as if you're from MIB.
    13. If there weren't any suicides, then this list wouldn't have existed.