Words by Kurt Wall [Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 03:05:50PM -0500]: > On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 03:22:40PM +0000, Andy Green wrote: > > '' > > Novell’s decision to go to great lengths to circumvent the patent > > framework clearly articulated in the GPL has sent shockwaves through the > > community. If you are an OpenSUSE developer who is concerned about the > > long term consequences of this pact, you may be interested in some of > > the events happening next week as part of the Ubuntu Open Week: > > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek > > I don't need *buntu telling me what's wrong with Novell's patent deal > with Microsoft when *buntu is going to ship (likely) illegal binary > modules in their next release. > Of course that shipping illegal binary modules is an added value for the end user. Dubious deals with m$ hardly are. I disagree with both anyway. -- Jose Celestino ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.msversus.org/ ; http://techp.org/petition/show/1 http://www.vinc17.org/noswpat.en.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- "And on the trillionth day, Man created Gods." -- Thomas D. Pate
