Microsoft Extends Helping Hand to Novell? First major battle of the Linux War
Nov 06

Microsoft, is embracing Linux again. Not sure what is brewing, got this tidbit from www.theinquirer.net. From the article “Microsoft-Novell pact blasted by Open Saucer” there is one paragraph that is a little scary.

“The Volnovo pact will mean that non-commercial individual contributors can make Open Source, but if anyone actually uses it for something other than a hobby or a non-profit organisation Vole can bring a software patent lawsuit against them unless they are a Novell customer, he said.”

If you use Open Source for something other than a hobby you should pay Microsoft a “tribute”. I mean License fee. Say, this is starting to sound a little like the HBO’s Sopranos. Maybe we should start paying with cash in a little white envelope.

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