On 2006-11-03 00:13, Peter Van Lone wrote:
On 11/2/06, John Andersen
wrote: On Thursday 02 November 2006 18:00, Peter Van Lone wrote:
1)virtualization. SUSE will work on Windows, and be supported by Novell. Windows will work on SUSE and will be supported by Novell (this includes applications, not just bare os -- at least that is how I took it).
Have you read the Vista license lately Peter?
well, not lately John. But, I'm not sure that this agreement even covers vista in a VM.<snip>
I get a little tired of hearing people react to things, always, as though events are part of a grand battle between good and evil....
Some of the guys must have been watching Star Wars reruns. It is probably true that this deal is designed for large corporations who must have better Linux/Windows cooperation. Even so, what happens for the better at that level cannot but have an ultimate positive effect for small businesses and home users, notwithstanding any absurdly restrictive Vista licencing provisions. It's still an uncertain future for Novell, but as you say, it is hardly a matter of "ultimate good" vs. "ultimate evil."