Ubuntu reaches out to embarrassed SuSE devs

[Jose Celestino]

Words by Kurt Wall [Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 03:05:50PM -0500]:
> On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 03:22:40PM +0000, Andy Green wrote:
> > ''
> > Novell’s decision to go to great lengths to circumvent the patent 
> > framework clearly articulated in the GPL has sent shockwaves through the 
> > community. If you are an OpenSUSE developer who is concerned about the 
> > long term consequences of this pact, you may be interested in some of 
> > the events happening next week as part of the Ubuntu Open Week:
> > 
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek
> 
> I don't need *buntu telling me what's wrong with Novell's patent deal
> with Microsoft when *buntu is going to ship (likely) illegal binary
> modules in their next release.
> 

Of course that shipping illegal binary modules is an added value for the
end user. Dubious deals with m$ hardly are.

I disagree with both anyway.

-- 
Jose Celestino
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