Wed, 15 Nov 2006, by houghi@houghi.org:
On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 07:58:32PM -0600, Sunny wrote:
2. Do Novell realize that with this agreement it helps MS to spread its FUD (for the patent infringements in the linux code)?
What FUD is Microsoft spreading. Again, the only real FUD I see comes from OSS people. They spread the Fear about any deal with Microsoft. The Uncertainty of what this might do to OSS and the Doubt of the real goals.
I think "we" have a bloody right to ask questions, be uncertain and doubt everything that's been going on. At least _I_ think I have that right, after using and supporting Linux (and distro-makers) for 10 years and counting. If you think that we *don't* have a right to ask questions and be critical about "our" OS (and the company that puts it all together) then you seem to be just what MS wants for _its_ customers.
3. Do Novell realize, that accepting this FUD, it destroys its own foundation? Will there be SUSE at all, if the competition in the field was not as open as possible? Is SUSE possible if there were no so many components, developed by other vendors?
There is no FUD to be accepted from Microsoft, because they are not spreading it. It is the OSS people that are spreading the FUD.
Nonsense, MS is still spreading lots of FUD, if not about Linux then about other products (even their own if it suits them).
Now, with that agreement, the message to business users is: if you do not use SUSE, you may be sued by MS. Every big business manager will play safe - thus killing the competition - and the innovation.
No, the message is if you are SUSE we won't sue you. You are thinging OR/OR and that is not the case. I have an agreement with my neighbour that I do not steal his car. Now what you seem to asume that I suddenly start steal everybody elses car.
And what if that neighbour promises you to provide camouflage smoke so you can do whatever you want, as long as you don't touch his car? Would that come any closer to what's going on?
One may argue and support Novell's move as much as she wants, but without Novell revealing the _real_ parameters of the deal - the MS benefit, etc., concerns will exists.
Why must Novell reavel the benefits of Microsoft? Would that not be up to Microsoft to tell what their benefits are? Say you and I have a deal about making a software program together. How would you know what the benefits are for me?
Novell is claiming to be open and honest about this, whitholding facts doesn't fit in that claim.
houghi
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