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Re: [News] Novell's Impact Won't Last for Long

  • Subject: Re: [News] Novell's Impact Won't Last for Long
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:13:17 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <2227325.75g8rqHHVS@schestowitz.com>
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  • Xref: news.mcc.ac.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:1184552
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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Moglen: How we'll kill the Microsoft Novell deal
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| "We're going to make the deal not tenable and we urge Microsoft to back
>| away as gracefully and as quickly as possible from a deal that won'tw
>| ork."
>| 
>| [...]
>| 
>| "If GPL 3 goes into effect with these terms in it, Novell will
>| suddenly becomes a patent laundry; the minute Microsoft realizes
>| the laundry is under construction it will withdraw."
> `----
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/20/eben_moglen_on_microsoft_novell
> 
> Also today:
> 
> Credit Suisse downgrades Novell
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The brokerage said the company's Linux patent deal with Microsoft will
>| hurt its standing in the open source community
> `----
> 
> http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20061120:MTFH38951_2006-11-20_14-39-35_BNG243628&type=comktNews&rpc=44

I think "already has" rather than "will".

-- 
| Mark Kent   --   mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk  |
How many Bavarian Illuminati does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Three: one to screw it in, and one to confuse the issue.

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