So since the tabbed browsing of IE7 has been in Firefox and Opera and others for a while, is Microsoft going to sue itself to stop itself from using tabbed browsing? After all, aren't patents are about protecting IP in the first place, so maybe they should sue themselves for using a GUI at all since it was developed at XEROX. This was a silly statement, by someone who could take a lesson from all of the flubs in the political arena and shut up. If he can run his company, sell better software, and make money while competing fairly, more power to him. The problem is that Microsoft has not been willing to compete on a level playing field, and even the perception that a company that has decided to spearhead a major linux distribution is in bed with them in any way is a MAJOR problem. I am sure that the people at Novell that put this together did so with all the best intentions, but someone has to wake up. Sc*** me one, shame on you, Sc*** me twice, shame on me, and Microsoft has been doing that for years. I'm not talking about the grunts and engineers, because they have some of the best in the world. I am talking about the senior management. That is the problem with Microsoft. On Friday 17 November 2006 23:29, M Harris wrote:
On Friday 17 November 2006 14:13, Peter Nikolic wrote:
OpenSuse should fork and it should Retain the SuSe trademark and the Original ideals . Novell was a bad idea from day one
Peter... this really is true... and I'm not being sarcastic.
Linux must come from all directions--- not from a single corporation. Novell was a bad idea... because Novell is interested in money instead of being interested in OSS.
Yup, its time to strip it back, call it SuSE again (or give it a new name), and head off with a new prong (fork that is).
Actually, it is high time for M$ to go away.
Actually, it is high time for M$ patents to go away.
Actually, it is high time for all software patents to go away.
You guys heard it your selves... Ballmer *believes* that Linux contains M$ innovation... wait... the roccos laughter is almost as explosive as the night ALGORE claimed to have invented the Internet.... I'm sick to my stomach.
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