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The Microsoft/Novell deal
By NetworkWorld Co... on Fri, 11/03/06 - 10:38am.Some reaction to the deal from around the technoblogosphere (no, I didn't just write that). What do you think?
Bruce Parens explains why he thinks it's a way for Microsoft to try to crush open source.
Jon Collins sees it as more of a way for Microsoft to get into true enterprise management, by giving it hooks into Unix environments.
Nick Selby sees it as a counter-measure to the Oracle/Red Hat folderol. But he adds: One has to wonder whether this is one of Novell's most astute move in years or its worst move ever.
Eric Mesa: Novell sells out.
Colin Brayton: Isn't that a bit like saying the Trojan
Horse bridged the divide between the Greeks and the Trojans?
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Microsoft, Novell deal
Hypeware
Microsoft is the last company to join the Linux hype.
The virtualization war between Microsoft, Sun, Novell and others has started. Xen 3.1 beta lets you run Windows on Linux, making the world more attractive for server-based computing.
Roland Sassen
Small steps, but gains nonetheless
Microsoft promises it won't pursue patent infringement claims against independent, non-commercial, open source software developers. That's new and it's positive.
Microsoft promises it won't pursue patent infringement claims against open source software developers who contribute to Novell SUSE Linux. That's new and it's positive.
Customers, if the mix Novell SUSE Linux and Microsoft Windows won't get caught up in patent infringement battles. That's new and it's positive.
I will accept three new things that move this along and allows me to use these products without more pain and suffering.
Focus on the progress. Work for more, sure, but don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
Microsoft-Novell deal
This is interesting...but not unexpected. Novell and Microsoft have a
long history of depending on each other, often without realizing it.
DOS could not have grown within the business community without Novell and the DOS redirector. NDS really became valuable as a management tool once
Windows matured as a desktop OS. Active Directory would not have been
possible without all the talent and expertise behind NDS and Novell
proving to Microsoft that directory services was superior to domains.
Until recently the Netware Client only supported Windows.
In the Linux community there is a mentality of Anything But
Microsoft except now with the exception of Novell - which has always needed
Microsoft and still does. I suspect no other Linux distribution
either has the inclination or the expertise to make this happen, Novell is a
natural fit.