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Re: [opensuse-project] Question on openSUSE and Novell-MS collaboration
- From: Martin Schlander <suse@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 16:36:45 +0100
- Message-id: <200611071636.45837.suse@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tirsdag 07 november 2006 16:17 skrev Pascal Bleser:
> Yes, a FAQ would be great too.
I agree a lot with Pascal, it's impossible to predict the consequences of the
agreement in general, but it's very clear that openSUSE is suffering a lot.
I sent the following questions to Novell Open Audio for their upcoming show on
the subject, maybe some of these could be rephrased for an FAQ, and maybe
they could also serve as inspiration for AJ's blog regarding which subjects
to cover.
1) What is Novell's answer to the allegations of GPL violations with regards
to: a) offering special patent protection for it's customers that does not
apply to other users of the same code, including openSUSE users. And b)
paying a royalty to a third party for distributing free software.
2) It's announced that MS will receive part of Novell's revenue. Is this a
fixed sum per SLED subscription sold? or how will this be calculated?
3) Can it be guaranteed that ODF will remain the default format of Novell's
edition of OOo, for as long as ODF is the default format upstream?
4) Will Novell continue to support the ODF alliance and fellowship and push
for ODF to be adopted as widely as possible?
5) A lot of headlines say "MS to interoperate with open source". Isn't it the
case that MS will only cooperate on interoperability with Novell's
proprietary products?
6) Novell have talked a lot about open sourcing more of it's proprietary
technologies in the recent years, which has endeed happened on some
occasions, will this deal affect the plans to open up more technologies in
the future?
7) Are Novell surprised by the very 'mixed' reception that the deal has gotten
from the community with users leaving and some even talking about a boycott?
8) Isn't this whole thing Microsoft succeeding with the oldest trick in the
book - "divide and conqour"?
9) I'd like to hear more about the long term visions and strategies Novell
have for 'mixed source'.
10) The patent issue seems to play a large role in this whole thing. Which
surprises me a bit, since I thought Novell were focusing on the developing
markets that don't seem to be as polluted by out of control software patents
as the US apparently is. I hope Novell are working on a better long term
solution to the problem than paying revenue to competitors. Money which will
of course be reinvested in putting Novell out of business.
These are new, I didn't send them to NOA, thought of 'em later.
11) Is it possible that we will see technology that is known to be covered by
a MS patent, implemented in openSUSE under an OSS license in the future?
12) Is there any (small) area where the deal helps the Linux community at
large, and not Novell/SUSE Linux _only_.
Martin
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> Yes, a FAQ would be great too.
I agree a lot with Pascal, it's impossible to predict the consequences of the
agreement in general, but it's very clear that openSUSE is suffering a lot.
I sent the following questions to Novell Open Audio for their upcoming show on
the subject, maybe some of these could be rephrased for an FAQ, and maybe
they could also serve as inspiration for AJ's blog regarding which subjects
to cover.
1) What is Novell's answer to the allegations of GPL violations with regards
to: a) offering special patent protection for it's customers that does not
apply to other users of the same code, including openSUSE users. And b)
paying a royalty to a third party for distributing free software.
2) It's announced that MS will receive part of Novell's revenue. Is this a
fixed sum per SLED subscription sold? or how will this be calculated?
3) Can it be guaranteed that ODF will remain the default format of Novell's
edition of OOo, for as long as ODF is the default format upstream?
4) Will Novell continue to support the ODF alliance and fellowship and push
for ODF to be adopted as widely as possible?
5) A lot of headlines say "MS to interoperate with open source". Isn't it the
case that MS will only cooperate on interoperability with Novell's
proprietary products?
6) Novell have talked a lot about open sourcing more of it's proprietary
technologies in the recent years, which has endeed happened on some
occasions, will this deal affect the plans to open up more technologies in
the future?
7) Are Novell surprised by the very 'mixed' reception that the deal has gotten
from the community with users leaving and some even talking about a boycott?
8) Isn't this whole thing Microsoft succeeding with the oldest trick in the
book - "divide and conqour"?
9) I'd like to hear more about the long term visions and strategies Novell
have for 'mixed source'.
10) The patent issue seems to play a large role in this whole thing. Which
surprises me a bit, since I thought Novell were focusing on the developing
markets that don't seem to be as polluted by out of control software patents
as the US apparently is. I hope Novell are working on a better long term
solution to the problem than paying revenue to competitors. Money which will
of course be reinvested in putting Novell out of business.
These are new, I didn't send them to NOA, thought of 'em later.
11) Is it possible that we will see technology that is known to be covered by
a MS patent, implemented in openSUSE under an OSS license in the future?
12) Is there any (small) area where the deal helps the Linux community at
large, and not Novell/SUSE Linux _only_.
Martin
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