So, negotiations between Red Hat and Microsoft appear to be ongoing in the media. [...] So, let's see. How does this work? "I got it and you got it but *I* make money when you use it." Who wouldn't want that? Um... Red Hat. Why not, Microsoft beguiles. I'll tip you. And, by the way, I won't interoperate with you unless you agree.
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mattflaschen
17 years 35 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago
This is great news. Red Hat is
This is great news. Red Hat is attacking Microsoft's premise that the deal is primarily about interoperability, and ruling out a patent deal at the same time.
melinko2003
17 years 35 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago
Really in this situation the fact
Really in this situation the fact that Redhat is a household name and its fighting the Microsoft Patent BS is awesome. I mean really the days of Closed Source in my opinion is over really. Open Source has created something very special... a 5:1 ratio of identical products vs Microsoft's 1 product. I sense the adoption of more Open Source type projects in Enterprise type environments we may see alot more money go towards product development vs Closed source's pocket book.
In fact lets look at OLPC which will bring a OS/Networking/Hardware to unprivileged country's who couldn't afford licensing Fee's.. The whole point is not to collect a Dollar its to Educate some one who may have the potential to become something important. I've read about alot of projects that want to rival this but the point is by making a computer w/OS that can be updated for 175$ flat cost means that closed source is loosing cash.
This results in Micro-Nut's little spat about patent infringement. Does anyone really look at microsoft seriously? I mean they EOL'd Windows XP at the end of the year, which is probably there most fundemental mistake.. EOL = no updates , which means Customers who have paid for that OS have wasted money. Vista upgrade? almost 3x the requirements that XP had taken. Xfce looks better in my opinion on 133mhz. Sad fact is microsoft is slowly heading down the hill and its trying to ruin everything in its path.