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Introduction

Boycott Novell is a Web site that was conceived (see history) after Novell had signed a patent deal with Microsoft, an abusive monopoly. This deal was sought after by Novell and it has initiated:

• A campaign of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) against users and distributors of GNU/Linux. This is similar to SCO.
• Subsequent patent deals involving GNU/Linux, e.g. Linspire, Xandros, and TurboLinux
• Patent lawsuits against Linux (e.g. FAT/TomTom)
• Microsoft's hijack of the term "open source"
• Promotion of "interoperability" at the expense of international standards such as ODF
• Penetration of Microsoft's patents-encumbered software into GNU/Linux (e.g. Mono, Moonlight), which leads to liability and promotes Microsoft as a de facto standard

In this Web site, we strive to address these issues, mostly by informing. The following sets of pages organise the information we have accumulated so far. It is permanently under construction and by creating an account you can help us edit and expand.

More Information

• Mission
• Companies to Avoid (see Turbolinux and Xandros/Linspire)
• Why Boycott?
• Frequently-Asked Questions
• Mono, Moonlight, and Mono Applications (which need to be abandoned)
• How to Use This Web Site
• Commenting Policy

Index of Portals

• Articles Portal
• Patents Portal
• Comes vs Microsoft
• Billwatch Resurrected
• Patent TrollTracker Resurrected

Miscellaneous Pages

• Drones list :: List of people who are serving Microsoft's business agenda
• Articles index :: A broad list of topics that are listed cohesively

Got anything to share? Come and join us at the IRC channel.

Latest Stories

• Eye on Microsoft: Signs of Game Over

     9 February 2010 :: The press seems pessimistic about Microsoft, which is increasingly seen as unable to evolve and innovate; Microsoft's security problems (and security PR) persist in a major way

• Windows ‘Battery Killer’ (Vista 7) Also Has USB Data Transfer Issues and Stability Problems, Does Not Sell Well

     9 February 2010 :: Vista 7 is plagued by serious bugs and new patches from Microsoft are said to be making things even worse; Microsoft is still unable to formulate a response to the new problems and Vista 7 sales continue to disappoint, so more vapourware and fake "leaks" are being used instead

• Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment Slams Microsoft OOXML

     9 February 2010 :: The authorities in Norway justify the country's decision to reject Microsoft's standards-hostile ploy

• Steve Ballmer Visits Obama Once Again as His Fight Against Google Continues

     9 February 2010 :: Updates on the competition between Microsoft and Google -- a rivalry that takes political form

• Microsoft’s Hostile Takeover of the Healthcare System

     9 February 2010 :: Microsoft wants to make medical records and management of patients a lot more dependent on Windows and its own private servers

• More Mono and Patent Poison from Novell

     9 February 2010 :: “Pinta” comes from Novell staff and software patents tax (on SLE*) comes from Microsoft in the form of vouchers

• Patents Roundup: EFF Defends VoIP; Google, Apple, and Black Duck Stifle Progress; Microsoft Joins RPX

     9 February 2010 :: A quick look at some patent news from the past week, ranging from defence to offence

• United Nations and World Bank Help Bill Gates and Microsoft Colonise Africa

     9 February 2010 :: Microsoft's and Gates' incursions in Africa are backed by self-serving Western agenda of patents and proprietary software

• IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: February 8th, 2010

     8 February 2010 :: IRC Log for February 8th, 2010

• Links 8/2/2010: Linux 2.6.33 RC7 and Parsix GNU/Linux 3.0r2 Released

     8 February 2010 :: Links for the day

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