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● 08.29.08

●● Novell, the Microsoft Windows Company

Posted in GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Mono, Novell, Ron Hovsepian, Vista, Windows at 7:05 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

It’s Vista, Vista, Vista

Novell’s CEO hasn't much affinity for or trust in desktop GNU/Linux. Like a true defeatist, he gave up easily after shaking hands and thanking Steve Ballmer, but it goes further. Novell is now moving application to Windows Vista. Yes, it’s true. Right now, Novell spends time and resources porting Mono applications to Microsoft Windows.

=> hasn't much affinity for or trust in desktop GNU/Linux | ↺ porting Mono applications to Microsoft Windows.

[Correction: Tomboy is not funded by Novell, but a Novell employee maintains it as a hobby]

Tomboy on Windows Where It Belongs

As you all know, my job here at Novell is to migrate all worthwhile desktop Linux applications off of that ridiculous platform and onto Windows so that we can do away with this nasty open source stuff. Unfortunately I haven’t yet gotten the paper work to close up my code for the latest victim of this effort, so for now dirty open source hippies can get it here…

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What do you think? Excited to end the Linux charade and switch to a solid and hip platform like Vista? Woo!

I feel very silly today.

It’s like Corel all over again: From a GNU/Linux strategy to .NET strategy, just after a deal with Microsoft.

=> like Corel

Having approached Richard Stallman for a comment regarding the latest from Miguel de Icaza, he told us: “Miguel has been no supporter of the free software movement since around 2002. He often says things that support the Microsoft line.”

=> the latest from Miguel de Icaza

It is true that, in general, Novell has been supporting “the Microsoft line” for quite some time now. Where is this headed? █

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