Re: [flalug] Xandros signs with Microsoft

From: John Pugh (jpugh@novell.com)
Date: Tue Jun 05 2007 - 08:22:09 EDT


>>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2007 at 8:34 PM, in message
<20070605003445.GA74025@demeter.hydra>, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 06:16:06PM -0600, John Pugh wrote:
>> >>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2007 at 6:27 PM, in message
>> <20070604222727.GA69643@demeter.hydra>, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 10:11:26AM -0600, John Pugh wrote:
>> >> Microsoft, Xandros Broad Collaboration Agreement Extends Bridge Between
>> > Commercial Open Source and Microsoft Software
>> >>
>> >> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070604/aqm106a.html?.v=1
>> >>
>> >> Interesting.
>> >
>> > Yeah . . . it *is* interesting.
>> >
>> > Unfortunately, these announcements never actually cover any of the legal
>> > details that may affect those of us with an interest in the state of the
>> > software.
>>
>> As in disclosure of said details?
>
> Pretty much. I guess what I'd really like to see is a disclosure of the
> complete agreement and a point-by-point explication, but that might be
> pushing it.

Agreed. While it's not a full version, Novell did publish a redacted version with it's recent 10-K filings.



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