On 11/10/06, Jay Scherrer <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
List, How will this alliance of Novell with Microsoft effect future releases of Fedora? I am happy that Fedora is continually and fully open-sourced. Reference: <http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/faq_opensource.html> Q1. How is this agreement compatible with Novell's obligations under Section 7 of the GPL? Our agreement with Microsoft is focused on our customers, and does not include a patent license or covenant not to sue from Microsoft to Novell (or, for that matter, from Novell to Microsoft). Novell's customers receive a covenant not to sue directly from Microsoft. We have not agreed with Microsoft to any condition that would contradict the conditions of the GPL and we are in full compliance. Novell's end user customers receive a covenant not to sue directly from Microsoft for their use of Novell products and services, but these activities are outside the scope of the GPL. <END>
All I ask is that RedHat do no such thing. I used to like Novel - for Wordperfect - then the sold it. RedHat has Fedora, and as soon as I get the funds and need, I will be sure to pickup RHEL for serious use. I would hope RedHat gives me no reason to do otherwise. Linux is about choice - I will choose another distro if RedHat does too many things that I do not like. -- Fedora Core 6 and proud
