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Mandriva Says No to Microsoft Linux Deal
Kurtz'sKompund writes "French Linux vendor Mandriva said no to dealing with Microsoft on open source patents. They're the third Linux vendor in a week to do so, joining Red Hat and Ubuntu in the 'against' column. TechWorld reports that Mandriva's CEO echoed statements from other open source leaders, saying essentially 'we don't need to pay protection money to do our job.' From the article: 'Jonathan Eunice, an analyst at Illuminata, said Microsoft's deals with Xandros and Linspire don't have the same impact as they would if they had been made with a major Linux vendor such as Red Hat. "I think Microsoft is going to second-tier players, and they're cutting deals with them because they are softer targets," Eunice said.'"
But seriously, what of Gentoo.
Gentoo + Microsoft. hmm....
"To compile properly, this version of Gentoo requires Microsoft Visual C++ for Linux(TM) version 7.0 or later. [Click to buy online]"
Nah..
See..... who said the French are a bunch of spineless, cheese eating, nazi lovers! They may roll over for the Germans but not for the Devil!
The "pay protection money" makes the sweet folks at Microsoft sound like evil mobsters.
ah-yup (unlessin' I's daid 'n y'all're too)
Which way to the Microsoft Make a Linux Deal Department? I wouldn't mind the cash or free entry into second-tier Linux distribution status for my umm... Debunhat Enterprise Linux...
The Farewell Tour II
> If there is a God, why does he/she allow disasters like earthquakes and Microsoft?
Are you comparing a disaster that causes billions of dollars finansial losses and thousands of people to lose their home every year, to a natural movement of tectonic plates? That's low.
Sorry, just had to fix that for you!
- S
Oh No!
He's done far worse than kill you. He's given you that thick southern accent!
Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
So how many years until those patents covering Windows '95 start expiring? The "Window" for lawsuits is closing. See how generics changed the pharmaceutical industry. Maybe it's time to make a patent /countdown site for some significant software patents. You see, this is why big companies or government will never be able to control the internet, it's too easy for competitive free speech and competitive free trade to occur online. Politicians won't commit political suicide in the US by censoring content (or even allowing everyone who has downloaded something "illegal" to be punished with "theft" and sentenced to jail). In the short term people that charge to "talk" will be ignored, because they are competing against those who talk for free (how them 'pay' news sites doing?). And lack of IP on "talk" hasn't caused the production of "talk" to stop.
Artists not necessarily being millionaires anymore is just the free market correctly valuing artist's contributions to society. It's a leisure activity. They can dig ditches from 9 to 5 to put food on the table, and practice music and do shows and release mp3s at the same time other people are home from work doing their own hobbies (which could be going to your shows or buying your music). And for the sake of simply avoiding of hypocricy will the pro-copyright and patent defenders please stop communicating their thoughts in a common language, and start mumbling gibberish understood by nobody but themselves. {silence} Thank you, that's much better.
"From DNA to P2P, we are all Copycats now. Go Go Copycat Power! Copycat Powers activate! Form of, a Copycat." --monxrtr
I have my boycott. I refuse to buy microsoft products actually. When my parents got their new(er) used computer the first thing I did was put feisty on it. Also in case anyone is wondering and would like to send a message to Mr Gates his fax number is 425-708-0600. It took some hassle to get it from the receptionist but I got it!
Forty-Two
It's so hot and I'm so tired I'd read that you had Mr Goatse's fax number.
Only on /. would that even make sense.
Ignore this signature. By order.
Insert Gentoo emerge zealotry here