[Wftl-lug] Hey dude, you're getting Linux on that Dell

[Jonathan Jesse]

On Tuesday 27 February 2007 21:36, Troy Curtis Jr wrote:
> On 2/27/07, Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2/27/07, Harry Holt <harryholt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > "We are listening, and as a result, we are working with Novell to
> > > certify
> >
> > our corporate client products for Linux,"
> >
> > > It's a trap!
> >
> >  IMHO, the Novell - Microsoft deal is one of the best things to ever
> > happen to GNU/Linux.  And I am not a big Microsoft fan.  At all.
> >
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> Not to get a flame going, but why?  Bascially in the deal Microsoft
> says that linux infringes on its Intellectual property and Novell
> signing it means they agree.  Now part of the deal is that Microsoft
> won't sue any Novell customers for IP infringement.  But what about
> all the other distros.  Now in court M$ can say, "Look, Novell knows
> there is infringement going on because they signed this deal with us,
> and this is there business!".  Also, I believe another part of it was
> that Novel would put all it's efforts into support the M$ "standard"
> openXML instead of the real standard ODF.
>
> At least that what I have got out of the deal.
>
> Troy Curtis

I thought Dell is just certifiying there computers on Novell, but just 
shipping w/ FreeDos installed which is nothing new.  You can get computers w/ 
no operting system from Dell already