least take it to the OT list!!!
/JK Erm. Excuse me, but your reaction appears to me to be the only hysterical one around here.
But since you obviously missed the point of what was being said, let me explain it for you.
I do not object to Novell doing business with Microsoft. No-one has said that. Heck, *I* do business with Microsoft when I have to. What I took exception to was the Novell marketing people telling me that SUSE Linux was, "The only Linux recommended by Microsoft". Many of us came to Linux in an attempt to get away from Microsoft. What does a recommendation like that in an email to my personal account say about Novell's knowledge of their customers?
Their list might be rather generic, maybe there are a lot of MS people on it, or people using both, so you can assume the reference to "The only...." was directed at brain dead MS users, you should just realize that and move on. I see the Novell/MS deal as a trojan horse .... you are not happy that you see the gift is given (as you perceive it), but if you wait and see the outcome, you will be VERY happy. "Got to keep your friends close, and your enemies closer". All will be revealed to you in time .... -tl
OK, so you may be happy to buy the things MS recommends. That's your choice. My choice is not to, whenever I have that choice. Whether you or anyone else likes it or not, Novell - by attaching that inflammatory sentence in their email - lost themselves at least one paying customer.
And yes I do try to avoid doing anything that might support the Iraq war, when I can.
Now, if you don't like any of that, that's really your problem; but I would appreciate it if you would stop shouting. It's not nice.
Peter
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