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Novell Worries About GPL v3

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the deliver-the-code-and-nobody-cares dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In its annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, Novell expressed concerns over how the new version of the GPL may affect their business. Microsoft might stop distributing Suse coupons if the GPL version 3 interferes with their agreement or puts Microsoft's patents at risk, ultimately causing Novell's business and operating results to be adversely affected."

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  1. Oblig Star Wars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    We should not have made this bargain.

  2. dogs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sleep with dogs, wake with fleas

  3. Sleep withy dogs by xs650 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear Novell:

    Didn't anyone tell you that if you sleep with dogs, you'll get fleas.

  4. Re:Can you feel the love? by R_Dorothy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Evolution works people. Sit back and grab a coffee. Generally I sit back and grab a coffee when Evolution loses connection to the backend exchange storage process for the third time in half an hour...
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    Stupid flounders!
  5. Let's do what Novell wants by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    After all, how is Miguel De Icaza gonna be able to spend all his time on copying stupid MS tech?

  6. I think I speak for all of us here when I say... by greenguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good.

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    What if I do the same thing, and I do get different results?
  7. Yes, but... by nagora · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Microsoft might stop distributing Suse coupons if the GPL version 3 interferes with their agreement or puts Microsoft's patents at risk, ultimately causing Novell's business and operating results to be adversely affected."

    ...surely there's a down side too?

    TWW

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  8. Re:Logic or lack of it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    his dumb what?

  9. Re:Exactly by BobPaul · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stock prices can only change as supply and demand dictates. If the Novell execs are all dead, they can't release new stocks into the market and increase the supply. With the share holders all dead, there can't be demand to effect the price of the existing stocks in the market.

    Thus, the price would remain forever at whichever value was last recorded. That's why it's not in the report. It won't alter prices in the least.