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    SubjectRe: Faustian Pact between Novell and Microsoft
    Petr Baudis wrote:

    >>It's official. Microsoft and Novell will now fork Linux.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >(It's not clear what do you mean by "fork Linux". You mean fork the
    >kernel? Basically all the normal distributions are "forking the kernel"
    >and it seems to work fine. If not the kernel, it's even less clear.)
    >
    >But I guess I just take you too seriously. ;-)
    >
    >
    >
    No problem. I was shocked to see it happen, but I left Novell 10 years
    ago trying to make
    the same thing happen between the two, so today for me the future took
    root in the
    present. Seriously, Novell has a limited lifespan unless acquired, and
    an M$ acquisition
    would be a good thing for the company. Given the resources both
    companies have, I
    would expect the see them take Linux in another direction. Linux is just
    out there floating
    with no good anchorage for long term survival -- a lot like Novell. 1 +
    1 = 0 in this case,
    but with M$ assimilating it, 1 + 1 + 1 = 5 is possible.

    At any rate, the Linux folks working for M$ is not an outcome I would
    have expected, but
    I was happy to hear it. Let's see what M$ comes up with as a Linux
    knockoff and see who
    uses it.

    Jeff




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