01.14.08
Quick Mention: Novell Groks “Intellectual Property”
…and Richard Stallman sighs again
Novell boasts a success story. but mind the language which is used.
That’s why Technicolor, the pre-eminent worldwide provider of services to the media, entertainment and communications industries, needed a solution to prevent unauthorized access and secure the hundreds of terabytes of intellectual property with which they work.
It ought to be emphasised that Novell is perpetuating and spreading this mythical piece of terminology. There is no such thing as intellectual property. There are patent, trademarks, copyrights and other things, but they are totally separate. █
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.