[nylug-talk] Novell/SuSE domes down with a case of the stupids.

[Ron Guerin]

I guess Novell had a corporate lobotomy.  Either that or they somehow
managed not to notice what happens to companies that lie down in
Microsoft's bed.

  http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061102175508403

  "... Novell is paying Microsoft for its patents, and will pay
  royalties ongoing. Microsoft in turn promises not to sue individual
  non-commercial coders or paid coders who contribute to SUSE:

    Under the patent agreement, both companies will make up-front
    payments in exchange for a release from any potential liability for
    use of each others patented intellectual property, with a net
    balancing payment from Microsoft to Novell reflecting the larger
    applicable volume of Microsoft’s product shipments. Novell will also
    make running royalty payments based on a percentage of its revenues
    from open source products."

SCO's dream lives!

- Ron