Novell Goes Public with Microsoft Linux Deal

InfoWorldMike writes "On the back of defending the agreement this week, Novell did as promised and published details of its landmark November 2006 Linux partnership agreements with Microsoft. Linux advocates are expected to scour the documents for signs of how the agreement may affect Linux and whether anything in it will put Microsoft or Novell in potential violation of the upcoming version 3 of the GNU General Public license (GPL). The GPL is used in licensing many components of the Linux operating system. Open-source advocate Bruce Perens said he would be looking to see exactly what Novell was given through the deal and whether there is any requirement for the Linux vendor to defend Microsoft's patent claims. 'What I'm actually looking for is, to what extent was there a violation of faith?' he said."

Comments

Re:Faith? Get the fuck out.

[linguizic]

No your not the only whose skeptical about religion here. But "faith" as it is used here is a legal term.

Re:The damage is done.

[nagora]

You guys are nuts. I ask you, what evil has RMS done to the Free Software community?!

Talk.

Every time he talks he makes us all look like moronic little children. He has absolutely no ability to express his ideas in human languages, probably because - like Gates - he has never had to work a day in his life if he didn't feel like it. He is very good at all the things you listed but I cringe every time he appears somewhere and starts throwing his toys out of the pram because someone said "Linux" instead of "GNU/Linux".

As a programmer and a visonary he is up there with the best of them; as a person, he's a pathetic embarrassment. He should stay in his ivory tower and stick to what he's good at.

TWW