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| Microsoft-Novell Deal: Nightmare In Linux Land |
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The open source community lashed back, but was it right?
When Microsoft and Novell announced their Linux agreement last November, it knocked the open source community for a loop, and some hit back hard. "The Microsoft message here is clear. 'I can pick and choose among the players and bribe whomever I want,'" says Francois Banchilhon, CEO of Mandriva, a Linux marketer. That's harsh, but not untypical of the online postings that have proliferated since the deal was disclosed. And while a big customer win and a new Linux support organization may serve to blunt some of that criticism, they haven't answered all the questions the deal has raised. Read more: |
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