[Leon]

http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/06/19/1720201.shtml

Kurtz'sKompund passed us an article detailing another loss in Microsoft's licensing push: Red Hat has summarily rejected Redmond's offer of an alliance. The article also touches on Ubuntu's rejection of the same offer, which we discussed this past weekend. ZDNet reports on comments from Mark Shuttleworth and the Red Hat organization, with Shuttleworth stating "Allegations of 'infringement of unspecified patents' carry no weight whatsoever. We don't think they have any legal merit, and they are no incentive for us to work with Microsoft on any of the wonderful things we could do together." Red Hat was even more blunt, stating the organization refused to pay an "innovation tax" to the Microsoft.

"Red Hat said there would be no such deal. Referring to previous statements distancing itself from Microsoft, the company insisted: 'Red Hat's standpoint has not changed.' The company referenced a statement written when Microsoft revealed it was partnering with Novell, saying that its position remained unaltered. Red Hat director of corporate communications Leigh Day added: 'We continue to believe that open source and the innovation it represents should not be subject to an unsubstantiated tax that lacks transparency.' Many open-source followers argue that Red Hat, as the largest Linux vendor, would have a lot to lose from partnering with Microsoft."

[noodles]

Hahahaha, stick is Micro$oft.

[ZeroSignal]

Take that Bill Gates!

* ZeroSignals computer just crashed

[Desecrated]

Good for linux.

[D-EJ915]

Originally Posted by ZeroSignal

Take that Bill Gates!

* ZeroSignals computer just crashed

Bill Gates didn't take anything since he doesn't run Microshaft.

[technomancer]

Originally Posted by D-EJ915

Bill Gates didn't take anything since he doesn't run Microshaft.

Actually he's still a majority shareholder and Chairman of the board.

As for the announcement, I saw this earlier and all I can say if good for Red Hat

[BigM555]

Fuckin Eh!


* BigM555 is posting from SimplyMEPIS 6.5

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by technomancer

Actually he's still a majority shareholder and Chairman of the board.

As for the announcement, I saw this earlier and all I can say if good for Red Hat

He's phasing himself out quickly though, from what I've read. I can't remember when it is, but he's got a definite date set as to when he's completely out (except for the stock he owns).

MS might actually be better though if he was more in charge. Sadly it's Steve Ballmer that runs the show, and that douchebag shouldn't ever be allowed to speak to the public. What an idiot.

Take the balls and bluntness of Linus Torvalds, and subtract about 100 IQ points, put him in Terry Bradshaw's dorky brother's body, and there you have Steve Ballmer.

As for the OT, this is good for Linux, yes. But it's also good for the consumer. This is a point where people are going to see that there are valid choices for an OS, and that Microsoft can't necessarily strong arm everyone into their way.

It'll make everything better in the long run.


* Jeff is posting from Ubuntu 7.04

[Clydefrog]

I don't really understand why people give Bill Gates shit anymore; he's a far different person now than he was in the 70s/80s. He's said a lot of stuff that makes a lot of sense recently. There's still the standard PR "rah rah our company" bullshit, but it's so minimized from him that it's scary.

[Zepp88]

Originally Posted by Clydefrog

I don't really understand why people give Bill Gates shit anymore; he's a far different person now than he was in the 70s/80s. He's said a lot of stuff that makes a lot of sense recently. There's still the standard PR "rah rah our company" bullshit, but it's so minimized from him that it's scary.

He has, more or less, praised open source lately.