Novell&#39;s Microsoft attack completes Linux conversion
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Novell Inc. has completed its conversion to Linux by launching an attack on Microsoft Corp., claiming that the company has stifled software innovation and that the market will abandon Microsoft Windows at some point in the future.
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When I first saw rumblings in the trade press about Novell&#39;s new Novell Linux Desktop (NLD) distribution, I was confused at best.
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Novell, responding to Steve Ballmer&#39;s latest attack on Linux, is accusing Microsoft of selectively using biased reports to back up its claims.
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Details of the Microsoft-Novell Linux deal inked last November became public this week as the Linux vendor filed its annual report and SEC 10K documents. The filings offer access to the agreement Novell signed with Microsoft to distribute SuSE Linux without any risk of Microsoft patent claims.
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Microsoft has introduced a package of tools, training and technical support designed to lure users away from Novell&#39;s Netware, to Windows Server 2003.
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Microsoft Corp. has signed another Linux distributor to a patent-licensing and collaboration deal similar to the one it struck with Novell Inc. last year.
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The Novell settlement revolved around the potential antitrust litigation related to Novell&#39;s NetWare operating system. Microsoft and Novell reached an agreement that would see Microsoft pay Novell $536 million (US) in cash.
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What Redmond giveth, Redmond taketh away. Barely a week after settling an anti-trust suit with Novell over unfair practices designed to drive Netware out of the Enterprise and a few days since Novell slapped
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Microsoft has agreed to pay Novell $536 million, in return for Novell withdrawing from the European Union&#39;s antitrust case against the maker of the Windows family of operating systems.
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Editor&#39;s Summary: Novell announced this week it has reorganized internally to better focus on two development areas: Linux and identity services.
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Novell Inc. will begin shipping on Tuesday a desktop version of its open source Linux operating system aimed squarely at enterprise users.
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Novell has settled its long-standing NetWare anti-trust claim with Microsoft - to the tune of $536 - but in the same announcement reveals plans to launch a second claim relating to WordPerfect.
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com December 27, 2004, 6:59 AM PT. Novell has begun a widely available trial of its Open Enterprise Server, software that combines tools from company&#39;s proprietary NetWare with the open-source SuSE Linux operating system.
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Strong words  the likes of which the industry has heard before  accompanied Novell Inc.&#39;s release of its next-generation Linux desktop for enterprise customers, Novell Linux Desktop 9, powered by SUSE Linux.
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Stats show unanimous support for MS deal A jointly sponsored Microsoft and Novell survey purporting strong customer support for the companiesâ controversial alliance looks like back firing on Novell.â¦
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When Novell&#39;s Linux desktop arrives at the end of this year it will be stripped down to avoid integration problems and to keep it simple for users.
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It is with regret that I urge all FOSS developers to treat anything Novell has contributed to the community as suspect, scrutinize any Novell contributions and purge them as deemed appropriate.  This threat is real, and it is not necessarily contingent upon whether or not Microsoft would actually sue customers for patent infringements.  This is a classic case of posturing.  Novell is leveraging its agreement with Microsoft in a way that harms all other Linux distributions and other FOSS projects. It is actively exploiting its unique position in ways that seem beneficial, but will pose risks to anyone but its own customers (and even their own customers are only protected for the next five years).