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OpenSUSE Opens Up to Questions About the Microsoft Deal

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bad-press-machine dept.

NewsForge is reporting on the recent IRC meeting that the OpenSUSE team held to answer a few questions about the controversial deal between Novell and Microsoft. The most prominent questions are highlighted and the complete IRC log is available from the article while the questions that didn't make the discussion will be posted on the OpenSUSE wiki.

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  1. Let's make Novell a similar offer by Peter+Cooper · · Score: 4, Funny

    If Novell will pay me a mere $4 million over the next five years, I'll promise not to sue any of their customers for any reason at all.

    This offer is also open to any other companies who want to take me up on it.

  2. Re:What is this? by Bronster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Protection money not to indulge in a SCO style SLAPP is what it smells like. "Nice server... pity if it should get turned off by an injunction for 3 years while we hit you with a bunch of non-specific claims about it"...