On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:39:03 +0200, Peter Köhlmann wrote:
> Kier wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:39:56 +0200, Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>>>> Fine. Then feel free to provide the very first of those links. You
>>>>> know: Those which point to actual evidence. And not just complete,
>>>>> utter bullshit
>>>>
>>>> Novell admits selfishness...
>>>>
>>>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,231047,00.html
>>>
>>> Feel free to point us to the exact place where they admitted that.
>>> The article says nothing at all about that
>>
>> I believe it's this sentence he's referring to:
>>
>> "It is in Novell's interest - selfish interest, I will admit - to
>> advance-remove whatever those inhibitors be to the advancement of Linux
>> and open source."
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>
> You are aware that there is a slight difference between Novell saying it and
> someone else saying "it is in Novell's interest - selfish interest"?
Oh, certainly. Just pointing to something that Roy could have got his
interpretation from.
>
> It is not at all "Novell admitting that..."
>
> So yes, my point still stands: Up to now nobody has put forward anything at
> all except wildeyed speculations. In short, utter bullshit
On the whole, I have to agree. I'm not wild about the Novell/MS link-up,
but nor do I think it's the end of the world as we know it. There's been a
lot of hysterical nonsense talked, with very little hard evidence behind
it.
--
Kier
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