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:Wall Street Journal: Microsoft Is Set to Give Linux a Boost Through Partnership With Novell
Wall Street Journal: Microsoft Is Set to Give Linux a Boost Through Partnership With Novell
Nov 2, 2006, 20 :30 UTC (21 Talkback[s]) (7872 reads)

(Other stories by Robert A. Guth)

"Under the pact, which isn't final, Microsoft will offer sales support of Suse Linux, a version of the operating system sold by Novell. The two companies have also agreed to develop technologies to make it easier for users to run both Suse Linux and Microsoft's Windows on their computers. The two companies are expected to announce details of their plan today at a press conference in San Francisco.

"In addition, Microsoft won't assert rights over patents over software technology that may be incorporated into Suse Linux, the people said. Businesses that use Linux have long worried that Microsoft would one day file patent infringement suits against sellers of the rival software..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Newsflash:Sybase has anounced that they  ...   Partnering   
Donald A. Sime
Nov 2, 2006, 20:24:11
 
I woke up in opposite landApple's th ...   Someday's I feel like   
Bastion
Nov 2, 2006, 20:39:48
 
It's a little early for April Fool&# ...   April Fool's ?   
Ken Jennings
Nov 2, 2006, 20:57:16
 
Seems to me that if this is true Microso ...   what does this say about vista   
Kees denHartigh
Nov 2, 2006, 21:10:14
 
Looks like, imo cheap lies about their l ...   Novell sucks !   
GH
Nov 2, 2006, 21:10:28
 
I hope the management at Novel is smart  ...   If the past predicts the future   
Tom
Nov 2, 2006, 21:25:38
 
How far away is Microsoft Linux? Maybe i ...   MS Linux   
Michael McGinty
Nov 2, 2006, 21:31:58
 
and Internet Explorer************Here is ...   Re: MS Linux   
Adrian
Nov 2, 2006, 21:36:42
 
I have been saying this for a while now  ...   They deserve each other   
francois brochu
Nov 2, 2006, 22:18:01
 
It almost seems that someone at M$ is tr ...   Without hearing Novell's side ...   
JJS
Nov 2, 2006, 22:23:15
 
As an admistrator who supports ~20 SLES  ...   Good news   
Chris
Nov 2, 2006, 22:35:16
 
Next time, try to write something that h ...   Re: Novell sucks !   
Steve Thompson
Nov 2, 2006, 22:40:05
 
...for SuSE.  I have used SuSE for ten y ...   Beginning of the end...   
Ursus Orribilus
Nov 2, 2006, 23:08:58
 
Lets see here....Ximian is founded by an ...   Time for Kubuntu   
Sys_Admin
Nov 2, 2006, 23:24:37
 
Microsoft's up to something sneaky a ...   Up to no good   
David F. Skoll
Nov 2, 2006, 23:45:55
 
This deal does make sense for both Novel ...   While I certainly do not trust MS   
paul
Nov 3, 2006, 01:16:13
 
This strange cooperation could mean a lo ...   implications for mono   
rittmey
Nov 3, 2006, 08:53:18
 
In addition, Microsoft won't assert  ...   Fear of patents   
Richard
Nov 3, 2006, 09:33:02
 
That's odd. My printer works just fi ...   Re: They deserve each other   
Mike R.
Nov 3, 2006, 10:05:15
 
> As an admistrator who supports ~20 SLE ...   Re: Good news   
chad
Nov 3, 2006, 16:40:26
 
Novell is not a true open source company ...   Novell sucks !   
GNU dude
Nov 6, 2006, 06:51:14
 
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