Novell acquiring SuSE !

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And <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5101680" target="top">IBM gave 'em 50 megabux</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> to do it.<br><br>Hmm. What could be the motivation?<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>"Mike Davis, senior researcher at analyst Butler Group, said Novell had been trying to reposition itself because its NetWare [operating system] was very dated. But he thought IBM's involvement was the most telling element in the deal. <br><br>"'SuSE became more vulnerable after the SCO Group, which has worldwide offices, pulled out of United Linux. IBM has a great need to maintain viable and strong distributions. So a bit of me says this is directly as a result of SCO's actions,' <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.computing.co.uk/News/114715" target="top">he said</a><!--EZCODE LINK END-->." <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>And from PJ of groklaw:<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>The lesson to be learned? You don't want IBM mad at you. They fight to win. <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :bounce --><img src=http://www.thzclan.com/forums/images/sm ... bounce.gif ALT=":bounce"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> DIE SCO DIE!!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :bounce --><img src=http://www.thzclan.com/forums/images/sm ... bounce.gif ALT=":bounce"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> <p></p><i></i>

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In other Linux news, Red Hat is stopping production and support of their regular (free) Red Hat Linux line. You can move to the free developer version (Fedora) or pay up to join the ranks of Enterprise users, at over $100 for a desktop version.<br><br>Or migrate to another distro, like Debian, Mandrake, Gentoo, SuSE, etc. <p></p><i></i>

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Drat, those links are dead now. <p>"Patience is a virtue ... for other people." -Ravok</p><i></i>

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Well, that stinks. <p></p><i></i>