Posted by: OwlWhacker
on February 22, 2007 04:53 PM
I should now hope that those who claimed the Microsoft-Novell deal was good, and that anybody against it was some sort of conspiracy theorist, now understand the real nature of the deal.
Yes, it is good for Novell, and good for Novell's customers; however, it is bad for any other Linux/Open Source software vendor.
Instead of fighting for Microsoft to open its file formats, protocols, and APIs, Novell fell in with Microsoft because of its lust for money.
As I have said many times before, if the HTML file format is open, and Microsoft hasn't complained, why not open all Microsoft file formats? If the POP3, SMTP, FTP, and IMAP protocols are open, and Microsoft hasn't complained, why not open all Microsoft protocols? You'll find that the answer is the same as in the Novell deal. Money.
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Posted by: OwlWhacker on February 22, 2007 04:53 PMYes, it is good for Novell, and good for Novell's customers; however, it is bad for any other Linux/Open Source software vendor.
Instead of fighting for Microsoft to open its file formats, protocols, and APIs, Novell fell in with Microsoft because of its lust for money.
As I have said many times before, if the HTML file format is open, and Microsoft hasn't complained, why not open all Microsoft file formats? If the POP3, SMTP, FTP, and IMAP protocols are open, and Microsoft hasn't complained, why not open all Microsoft protocols? You'll find that the answer is the same as in the Novell deal. Money.
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