In article <afbqd8nopz.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Novell's close association with Microsoft has made it much easier to
> > convince PHB's to use Linux, where the technology is an advantage to the
> > project. Before the Novell/Microsoft agreement that task was very much more
> > difficult.
> >
> > Like it or not, Novell's agreement with Microsoft is an aid to the long term
> > success of Linux.
>
> Well said.
The people whose opinion actually matters to Novell--that is, people who
might actually pay for Linux or pay for a support contract, generally
like the idea behind the Novell/Microsoft agreement.
That the agreement has pissed off the "distro of the week" crowd doesn't
matter to Novell at all.
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--Tim Smith
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