____/ Doug Mentohl on Saturday 05 April 2008 16:03 : \____
> Q: What did you make of Microsoft's open specification promise?
>
> .. I give them a lot of credit for their desire to be more open ..
>
> Q: And they have only agreed not to sue non-commercial Linux
> offerings, right?
>
> Well, you know, crawl, walk, run... If we weren't in this relationship,
> then do you think they would be where they are now?
>
> Q: So you are saying that your 2006 agreement with Microsoft laid the
> ground for their alleged commitment to be more open early this year?
>
> Absolutely, they have been much more open since that point.
>
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39369884,00.htm
Sam Varghese responded to this Ballvespian interview here:
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17458/1090/
Not looking good for Novell, harbouring a corrupt company.
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