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Novell May be Banned from Distributing Linux

Posted by Zonk on from the when-penguins-get-to-meddling dept.

Hymer writes "Reuters is reporting that Novell may be banned from selling Linux. In the wake of the (much maligned) Novell/Microsoft deal, the Free Software Foundation is reviewing Novell's right to sell the operating system at all. The foundation controls the rights to key parts of the operating system, and council for the organization said that 'the community wants to interfere any way it can' with the Novell business arrangement. No decision has yet been reached, but one should be made in the next two weeks." Is this a measured response, or an over-reaction to the Novell/Microsoft arrangement?

2 of 553 comments (clear)

  1. Re:WARNING PLEASE DONT READ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    umm.. does copy-paste count?

  2. Re:Um, That's a Good Idea... by dangitman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Suppose I am and ISV that produces SuperWonderfulMagicPony for Linux.

    OK. So, what do you do about all the 12 year-old girls stalking you?

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    ... and then they built the supercollider.