[Nottingham] Microsoft and Novell call truce

[Martin]

Martin wrote:
> Brian Pickford wrote:
>> Martin wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> An interesting snippet:
>>>
>>> Microsoft and Novell call truce
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6113088.stm
>>>
>>>
>>> Various inferences possible...
>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061102175508403
>> Gorklaw has quite a few negative points of view including a side
>> stepping of GPL.
> 
> Mmmm, just one of a many pertinent comments in there:
> 
> "It sounds a lot like the same old M$ tactic of
> embrace+extend+extinguish. Suse is going to be Window$-friendly, and
> Novell is heading for the Gates Trophy Wall, sharing space with all the
> other corporate roadkill. Talk of dancing with the Devil..."
> 
> Indeed, and I think likewise. Thar be some very messy stuff ahead!

>From another forum and thread:

Here penguin penguin penguin...
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Ouch!
Martin

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