Comments on: Saving Students from The Latest Microsoft Lock-in (Live @ edu) http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/ Exploring the reality behind exclusionary deals with Microsoft and their subtle (yet severe) implications Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:50:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/comment-page-2/#comment-11437 Roy Schestowitz Sat, 31 May 2008 15:58:35 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/#comment-11437 Yes, Heller, you are right. I just posted it as it was sent to me in a rush and didn't take any time to verify. I'll correct this now. Yes, Heller, you are right. I just posted it as it was sent to me in a rush and didn’t take any time to verify. I’ll correct this now.

]]> By: Heller http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/comment-page-1/#comment-11427 Heller Sat, 31 May 2008 12:45:46 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/#comment-11427 about Kontact : "The interface is written in XUL, JavaScript, and CSS" hmm, Kontact is part of the KDE project and it is written with the KDE (QT / C++) libraries about Kontact : “The interface is written in XUL, JavaScript, and CSS”

hmm, Kontact is part of the KDE project and it is written with the KDE (QT / C++) libraries

]]> By: eggs http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/comment-page-1/#comment-11341 eggs Fri, 30 May 2008 15:00:50 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/#comment-11341 Alex, who is paying you? love, eggs Alex,

who is paying you?

love,

eggs

]]> By: Alex H. http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/comment-page-1/#comment-11296 Alex H. Fri, 30 May 2008 10:04:24 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/#comment-11296 No, I don't defend Microsoft. I defend free software who you defame because of supposed links. I also disagree that Novell is an "enemy" of free software: while you may not like everything they do, you cannot ignore their substantial contributions to the software that you personally run on your desktop. It's sad that you're unable to understand, let alone tolerate, different perspectives to your own, and it's extremely sad that you attack free software projects on the basis of your biased views. No, I don’t defend Microsoft.

I defend free software who you defame because of supposed links. I also disagree that Novell is an “enemy” of free software: while you may not like everything they do, you cannot ignore their substantial contributions to the software that you personally run on your desktop.

It’s sad that you’re unable to understand, let alone tolerate, different perspectives to your own, and it’s extremely sad that you attack free software projects on the basis of your biased views.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/comment-page-1/#comment-11294 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 30 May 2008 07:47:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/#comment-11294 I've just pasted the list as it was sent to me. I stripped off Scalix. Evolution seems to be on the slow road to Microsoft patent infection, but that's probably not the reason it's left out. Actually, let me shed some more light on Monome. I'll do a post in half an hour. As for Bongo, its developer is defending Microsoft and Novell quite relentlessly in this Web site. I’ve just pasted the list as it was sent to me. I stripped off Scalix. Evolution seems to be on the slow road to Microsoft patent infection, but that’s probably not the reason it’s left out.

Actually, let me shed some more light on Monome. I’ll do a post in half an hour.

As for Bongo, its developer is defending Microsoft and Novell quite relentlessly in this Web site.

]]> By: Michael http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/comment-page-1/#comment-11293 Michael Fri, 30 May 2008 07:40:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/05/30/saving-students-from-the-latest-microsoft-lock-in-live-edu/#comment-11293 No Evolution? Is that just because it's Novell now? It is GPL afterall, and came from elsewhere originally and is a big part of GNOME. Does it have mono in it perhaps? I'm just curious since Hula was originally an internal Novell product, yet that is listed here. (and i worked on evo for 6 years too, but i haven't looked at it for nearly 3 years, so i don't know if it's gone down the '.net' route it was contemplating back then) No Evolution? Is that just because it’s Novell now? It is GPL afterall, and came from elsewhere originally and is a big part of GNOME. Does it have mono in it perhaps?

I’m just curious since Hula was originally an internal Novell product, yet that is listed here.

(and i worked on evo for 6 years too, but i haven’t looked at it for nearly 3 years, so i don’t know if it’s gone down the ‘.net’ route it was contemplating back then)

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