This page permanently redirects to gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2007/05/04/novell-spin-deal/.

● 05.04.07

●● The New Spin on the Controversial Deal, Courtesy of Novell

Posted in Deals, Intellectual Monopoly, Interoperability, Microsoft, Novell, Patent Covenant, Patents at 9:07 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Novell has certainly changed its tune. However, the fact remains that it is too late to embellish things. Novell now argues that “the cross-licensing agreement that Novell signed with Microsoft, according to both Justin and Sam, was necessary as Novell required sanctioned access to Microsoft’s code in order to develop open source interoperability without violating MSFT’s IP.”

Matt Aslett reports on his findings:

=> ↺ reports on his findings

It’s not as if the two companies haven’t had the opportunity to present it before. It wasn’t mentioned in the original announcement, it wasn’t mentioned in Novell’s FAQ, it wasn’t mentioned in Microsoft’s FAQ, it wasn’t mentioned in Novell’s further details announcement, nor its open letter to the community

[...]

It also wasn’t mentioned by Novell’s VP of worldwide sales and president of EMEA, Tom Francese, when I met with him in November, although one thing he did mention is that the full details of the deal would eventually find there way in to the public via the SEC.

It sounds as though Novell has found a new story to tell. Conveniently, it makes its decision look rather decent. Sadly, it does not align with logic. Why did Novell get paid by Microsoft to access Microsoft IP? This question is of course rhetorical. Novell’s new story seems to be a farce. The two companies want the critics off their backs.

Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Permalink  Send this to a friend

=> Permalink | ↺ Send this to a friend

=> Techrights

➮ Sharing is caring. Content is available under CC-BY-SA.