Novell sold for $2.2 billion

[Christopher Chan]

On Tuesday, November 23, 2010 04:28 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 23/11/2010 13:16, Christopher Chan wrote:
>> On Tuesday, November 23, 2010 08:49 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>
>>
>>> See also
>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/whats-microsofts-role-in-the-novell-attachmate-deal/8041
>>>
>>> The whole thing may have far broader implications than just openSUSE -
>>> quite a bit of ip involved.
>>>
>>>
>> I don't care. I am not tied to Linux all that much when you can get
>> other solutions.
>>
>
> And these being....?

Well, Openindiana or Nexenta. You don't get that funky no proprietary 
driver business too. Did I mention stable API/ABIs? Even 
FreeBSD/Dragonfly is usable as a desktop today

Either way, I don't live in the States so I can care less about software 
patents. I hope they don't have that kind of crap where you live Basil.


>
>> Wait till the next Rep. prezzie of the USA. Things will really start
>> heating up then.
>>
>
> Oooh, I really am looking forward to that. Especially about how the rest
> of the world will get their owed monies paid back....

Huh? I thought cutting debt was a Democrat thing? Since when did the 
Reps cared about paying anybody back? Or is it neither just that the 
Democrats liked cutting deficits?


>
>> and you folks in the eurozone better hope your EC don't get bought up. I
>> am amazed that American pork politics has already started having an
>> effect in the EU.
>>
>
> Incredible, ain't it?
>
> I am reading the Red Mars "Trilology" by Kim Robinson at the moment.
> Written back in mid 1990's. That man had a lot, a lot, of foresight. If
> you get the chance, and the inclination, read the 3 books in the series.
>
> BC
>

/me only cares about a world government that will destroy borders and 
this human invention called money.