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> In http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/faq.html
>
> novel claims:
> "Microsoft and Novell provide patent coverage for each others
> customers, giving customers peace of mind regarding patent issues."
>
> WHAT PATENT ISSUES?????
>
> There are no patent issues with Linux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> This is pure unsubstantiated lies and FUD.
>
> It WILL NOT WORK in the EU.
> Novel will have to take down their webshite or face
> prosecution like SCO$ did who then had to take
> their webshite down in the EU.
>
>
> Tata novel, your distro is toast from my PC.
>
> I have great respect for SuSE staff and none for novel staff.
>
> Poor SuSE staff, I bet they all wish they never heard the name novel ever.
http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9
Hate the Company, not the Community
Not to worry. A fork is coming soon. There will probably be a big community
to maintain it in much the same way that you see in Debian. Unlike FC there
may be no authority with commercial interests. It's not about rebellion, but
rather the respect for values. What you could call propaganda are
anti-DRM/binary blobs distro like gNewSense. Not the same case with Opensuse
though... let's keep patient and see how it evolves. They might be a
migration path to a SUSE fork.
Best wishes,
Roy
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