koolbajaj2

:tea: "MICROSOFT'S shy and retiring boss Steve 'there's a kind of hush' Ballmer might be gearing up to take Linux distributors to the cleaners. According to Linux World, Ballmer is whispering to all who can hear that Linux infringes on Microsoft's intellectual property.

Speaking at the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) conference in Seattle, Ballmer said that Vole signed a deal with SuSE Linux distributor Novell because the outfit was using Microsoft's intellectual property.

The statement is the first from Ballmer which places the Novosoft deal in context and indicates what Microsoft might do to try and shaft Linux...

...Ballmer said that other Linux outfits were welcome to join in the Novosoft deal..."

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35830

pixelpainter

It seems, from what I can gather, the biggest concern is the possible effects this "agreement" with Suse/Novell has on the open source community and software. I hope Microsoft keeps it's mitts away, but I doubt that it will happen, and they are likely to cause cause some significant changes.

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