Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3506 mails)

[Azerion <azerion@xxxxxxxxx>]

Op woensdag 13 september 2006 23:59, schreef PerfectReign:
> Heh - just was looking at the SMART webpage ( http://labix.org/smart )
> and noticed someting really funny. Here we've been comparing the
> differences between SUSE and Ubuntu. I've been talking about how I use
> SMART now to update SUSE since the Zen thingy is FUBAR.
>
> Well, guess who has been funding SMART?
>
> "Canonical Ltd. - Is funding Smart development since September of 2005."
>
> Canonical, for those who don't know, is Mark Shuttlesworth's
> (http://www.markshuttleworth.com/) company, which funds and employs
> the people who actually make and distribute Ubuntu.
>
> I found it kind of ironic.

Yes, like Ubuntu is gonna start an graphic-effects-team. Guess what? They 
probably use XGL, the mother of 3d environement this days. Funded (and 
founded?) by Novell/SUSE

Kinda ironic ;-)

Azerion