I'm not going to comment on that and that is entirely beside the point. Microsoft is fully aware of the ramifications of distributing software in conjunction with or statically links to GPL software. No association with Novell changes that. It's apparent that Microsoft wants to create the illusion that people/companies should be fearful of using Linux that may violate one or more of their patents. The emperor has no clothes. They will lose more by suing than any other course of action. They didn't get to where they are today because they are stupid. Classic FUD - divide and conquer, threaten with a big stick. Desperate acts from a desperate company. They are in danger of losing massive percentages of desktops to Linux in the next year...their cash cows of Windows XP and Microsoft Office to Vista resistance and OpenOffice.org The decline begins in 2008. Craig On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 18:08 -0700, eric© wrote: > Of course, because Microsoft would never, ever do anything > shady...that would just be unethical. > > eric > > > On 11/16/06, Craig White wrote: > On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 13:51 -0700, Nathan England wrote: > > > > > > Re: suggestion that they look at SuSE Enterprise...they > get the added > > > 'benefit' of having 5 years of protection from Microsoft > patents ;-) > > > > > > sorry, couldn't resist. > > > > > > I couldn't in all good conscience recommend SuSE to anyone > these days. > > > Apparently the editor of Linux Journal is of a similar > opinion... > > > > > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000121 > > > > > > Craig > > > > I am thinking that the protection Microsoft is expecting > from Novell is the > > kind where, Microsoft takes what it wants from anything > GPL'd and when they > > come after Microsoft for license problems, they will call on > Novell to > > indemnify them. > ---- > be serious > > Craig > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss