Comments on: Links 18/04/2008: MySQL/SunSQL Reprieve Possible; Microsoft Bad News Catch-up http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/ Exploring the reality behind exclusionary deals with Microsoft and their subtle (yet severe) implications Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/comment-page-2/#comment-8127 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:06:51 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/#comment-8127 Microsoft has tried all sort of freebies in Kerala in order to suppress FOSS adoption. How far will this company go? I can give examples from the press. Then there's the "Unlimited [Addiction] Potential" program whose role is to identify places where Linux is taking off and then to dump free (gratis) software and sometimes even hardware to suppress the competition. They pretend to be charitable, but it's more of an anti-Linux squad if there was such a thing... Thanks for the headsup. Dugg. Microsoft has tried all sort of freebies in Kerala in order to suppress FOSS adoption. How far will this company go? I can give examples from the press.

Then there’s the “Unlimited [Addiction] Potential” program whose role is to identify places where Linux is taking off and then to dump free (gratis) software and sometimes even hardware to suppress the competition. They pretend to be charitable, but it’s more of an anti-Linux squad if there was such a thing…

Thanks for the headsup. Dugg.

]]> By: CoolGuy http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/comment-page-1/#comment-8119 CoolGuy Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:52:26 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/#comment-8119 M$ brand image going down like a rock thrown in a sea. This is going to get worse each passing day. Sweeet revenge :D M$ brand image going down like a rock thrown in a sea.

This is going to get worse each passing day.

Sweeet revenge :D

]]> By: CoolGuy http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/comment-page-1/#comment-8118 CoolGuy Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:33:34 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/#comment-8118 Please spread the message... Microsoft will be signing up Malayalam movie star Mammootty as one of the brand ambassadors for the Computer Literacy programme that is to be organized soon in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for its pro-free software policies. Read, Sign and Share the letter at http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Open_Letter_To_Mammooty Also digg the story http://digg.com/microsoft/Mammooty_don_t_join_hands_with_Microsoft Vote the story http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/Open_Letter_To_Mammooty Please spread the message…

Microsoft will be signing up Malayalam movie star Mammootty as one of
the brand ambassadors for the Computer Literacy programme that is to be organized soon in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for
its pro-free software policies.

Read, Sign and Share the letter at
http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Open_Letter_To_Mammooty

Also digg the story
http://digg.com/microsoft/Mammooty_don_t_join_hands_with_Microsoft

Vote the story
http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/Open_Letter_To_Mammooty

]]> By: LinuxIsFun http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/comment-page-1/#comment-8108 LinuxIsFun Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:58:47 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/#comment-8108 yeah they are a traded company. will be suicide for them to do something illegal and face patent suits. They don't have the money or resources to fight them. Still a small company. Ubuntu being a foundation doesnt have to worry much about such things. No one is going to sue them for money anyways. yeah they are a traded company. will be suicide for them to do something illegal and face patent suits. They don’t have the money or resources to fight them. Still a small company.

Ubuntu being a foundation doesnt have to worry much about such things. No one is going to sue them for money anyways.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/comment-page-1/#comment-8104 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:19:11 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/#comment-8104 Not so long ago he responded to a question from Chris Pirillo. He was asked about Ubuntu, IIRC, to which his reply was (via his PA) something along the lines of: "Ubuntu doesn't check carefully the legality of obtaining codecs." I continue to suspect that codecs were the main barrier, but Fedora, being a community distro, does not have the financial barriers (just more hoops to jump through although CodecBuddy recently got the boot). It's true that Ubuntu takes shortcuts. Not so long ago he responded to a question from Chris Pirillo. He was asked about Ubuntu, IIRC, to which his reply was (via his PA) something along the lines of: “Ubuntu doesn’t check carefully the legality of obtaining codecs.” I continue to suspect that codecs were the main barrier, but Fedora, being a community distro, does not have the financial barriers (just more hoops to jump through although CodecBuddy recently got the boot).

It’s true that Ubuntu takes shortcuts.

]]> By: LinuxIsFun http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/comment-page-1/#comment-8101 LinuxIsFun Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:10:59 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/sunsql-reprieve-possible/#comment-8101 I dont know why Redhat abandoned their desktop idea. This is affect their enterprise integration. Maybe they might do it with fedora on desktop and rhel on server. Who knows. The new ceo seems to be very focused on what their target market is...cool in a way. I dont know why Redhat abandoned their desktop idea. This is affect their enterprise integration. Maybe they might do it with fedora on desktop and rhel on server. Who knows. The new ceo seems to be very focused on what their target market is…cool in a way.

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