Hi!
> >>It's official. Microsoft and Novell will now fork Linux.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >(It's not clear what do you mean by "fork Linux". You mean fork the
> >kernel? Basically all the normal distributions are "forking the kernel"
> >and it seems to work fine. If not the kernel, it's even less clear.)
> >
> >But I guess I just take you too seriously. ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> No problem. I was shocked to see it happen, but I left Novell 10 years
> ago trying to make
> the same thing happen between the two, so today for me the future took
> root in the
> present. Seriously, Novell has a limited lifespan unless acquired, and
> an M$ acquisition
> would be a good thing for the company.
Now, agreement was a bad idea in the first place, and comments like...
This is a watershed moment for Linux. It fundamentally changes the
rules of the game. We're really excited about this deal, and we hope
you are too.
(from http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/openletter.html) only make
it worse, but acquisition? I'd hope not even mickey$oft has enough
cash for _that_.
Pavel
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