On Sunday 05 November 2006 20:13, Geoffrey wrote:
John Andersen wrote:
Red Hat: We will be here in one year, Novell will not
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci 1228357,00.html
I don't think Novell had a clue as to how many open source advocates would simply drop their product because of this agreement to partner with Microsoft. From a philisophical point of view, I will find it a hard time continuing to support SuSE. I decided a long time ago that I would not put anymore money into Microsoft coffers and therefore the agreement with Microsoft creates a dilemma for me.
Same dilemma here. I did see Novell killing WordPerfect. I did see Novell killing QuattroPro. I did see Novell killing DrDOS (when it started to be a thorn for MS). I did see Novell killing UnixWare. And now I fear for SuSE. I want to continue to use SuSE, I really do, but I do not want to pay MS in any way anymore, and I do not even want to use mono based stuff. This is causing me real pain. So many years of working with SuSE and supporting it, loving it, spreading it, installing it wherever possible are not thrown away easily. My download of the remastered 10.1 is still running, another 2 days (slowband here), and when it is done I will probably never use it. OMG, what are they thinking at Novell???
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin