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Mandriva Says No to Microsoft Linux Deal

Posted by Zonk on from the penguins-on-the-offensive dept.

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.'"

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  1. Re:What about me? And gentoo and... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Funny

    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..

  2. Microsoft = Mob ? by ruewan · · Score: 2, Funny

    The "pay protection money" makes the sweet folks at Microsoft sound like evil mobsters.

  3. Re:Thank God. by MollyB · · Score: 2, Funny

    ah-yup (unlessin' I's daid 'n y'all're too)

  4. Re:I hope that perception catches on by aichpvee · · Score: 3, Funny

    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...

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    The Farewell Tour II
  5. Re:Thank God. by dvice_null · · Score: 5, Funny

    > 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.

  6. Re:Thank God. by negated · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are our liberators, not a Supreme Being (may I be struck dead by His noodley appendage if it ain't so)!

    Sorry, just had to fix that for you!
    - S
  7. Re:Thank God. by nschubach · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh No!

    He's done far worse than kill you. He's given you that thick southern accent!

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    Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
  8. Re:So.. by projektdotnet · · Score: 3, Funny

    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!

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    Forty-Two
  9. Re:A deal they SHOULD be making by Kpt+Kill · · Score: 2, Funny

    Insert Gentoo emerge zealotry here