Why doesn't IBM just buy Novell already?

Fred A. Miller fmiller at lightlink.com
Thu Apr 1 02:18:43 BST 2010


On 03/31/2010 09:03 PM, Michael Haney wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Fred A. Miller<fmiller at lightlink.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Why doesn't IBM just buy Novell already?
>>
>> While yesterday's verdict confirms Novell's position as a defender of Linux
>> on the intellectual property front, it's clear that the company isn't
>> providing the resources OpenSUSE needs to compete with Ubuntu.
>>
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> I think that IBM should buy Novell.  With access to the actual
> copyrights IBM would be able to make whatever contributions to Linux
> using Unix code that they want and do it legally.  That would be a
> good thing for Linux and SCO would still have no leg to stand one ...
> actually they never had a leg to stand on.
>    
You are quite right about that!
> Also, OpenSUSE would get the technical support and knowhow that it
> needs to become a better distro.  Ubuntu has its flaws, the screen
> resolution problem is a big one, and its making seriously consider
> trying other non-Ubuntu based distributions until Canonical decides to
> fix it.
>    

Well, having come from openSUSE and using SuSE for YEARS and I dare say,
more clients than most here have, I can assure you that ALL distros. 
have their
problems......openSUSE included. Really the 1 and only thing with openSUSE
that is their biggest "claim to fame" is Yast....version 2 now. It is 
the BEST
administration tool available.....BAR none!! Other than that, I don't 
miss anything
in it.

Fred

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A REVOLUTIONARY IDEA! 'Time to put Nana Pelosi in a home!'




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