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[News] Novell Slammed for Sellout, Astroturfing Suspected

  • Subject: [News] Novell Slammed for Sellout, Astroturfing Suspected
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:58:50 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Selling your soul is clearly worth the money (Novell)

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| I am not even interested enough to finish this post. The whole thing is just 
| so lame. 
| 
| We've already covered this plenty of times for those of you who think I am 
| picking on Novell. 
| 
| Previous:
| The other 20% on Novell or, When interop isn't
| Picking apart Novell's Linux numbers (Larry Dignan/ZDNet)
| Novell - Microsoft Agreements Revealed
| Reading between the lines with Bill Hilf: Microsoft must really be hurting
| Ignorance (of open source), thy name is Microsoft
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/09/selling_your_so.html

Check the comments. Novell might be astroturfing again.

On The Roundtable: How Interoperable Are Linux And Windows? 

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| Cochran said that he was aware that to be successful, Microsoft's role must 
| be to build a bridge to the open source community. "Our relationship with 
| Novell is important for several reasons. Through our TCA (technical 
| collaboration agreement), we are delivering solutions that allow you to 
| deploy Microsoft/Novell solutions that work better together in the areas of 
| virtualisation, systems management, directory federation and document 
| compatibility."      
| 
| He continued by stating "It's also important to note that Microsoft and 
| Novell have created a new model for sharing valuable intellectual property 
| that respects the diversity of one another's business models and it's this 
| respect that allows our relationship to exist." Customers not only benefit  
| from the tangible results of the TCA, but also from an assurance, secured 
| through a legal covenant, that they are not subject to patent assertion by 
| either company.     
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/21721/news.htm

What a bunch of FUD from Microsoft itself.

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