Comments on: Microsoft signs another Linux distributor

By: Meneer R

Meneer R — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:38:57 +0000

If Ubuntu would ever sign with Microsoft, I guess we are all back to debian.
But I would personally advise any of the big contributors to Ubuntu to sue Canonical for fraud and slander, if that particular case. Even giving the suggestion, that the result of the combined effort of the participants belongs to another company is FUD. FUD means slander. Slander means SUE-ME.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:00:17 +0000

If Ubuntu do a patent covenant with Microsoft then I’ll go and find a new distro that doesn’t. I did it with SUSE and I’ll do it again even if it means creating my own distro either a Debian based one or even a source code only ( I hate RPM’s)

By: Maxo

Maxo — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:44:28 +0000

I was really stoked to see him compare Microsoft antics to racketeering. I had been saying this for quite some time. I was glad to see someone I respected to have come to the same conclusion.

By: ora anche Linspire, dobbiamo temere per Ubuntu? « pollycoke :)

ora anche Linspire, dobbiamo temere per Ubuntu? « pollycoke :) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:36:11 +0000

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By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:07:22 +0000

Its a business tactic on Microsoft part, to get as many linux companies as they can…then file a law suit against linux distro’s for patents rip-offs. and say something like … hey Judge these company sign up with us… its a fear tactics… but, it seems to working.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:29:10 +0000

Hi Kyle. Yes, indeed. I didn’t mean to imply that he wants to work with Microsoft as things are currently, but re-reading what I said, I can see how you could interpret it as such.

It’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out, though.

By: Kyle Williams

Kyle Williams — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:05:35 +0000

[quote]It does sound like he’s quite keen to be doing work with Microsoft though, and I don’t think that’s necassarily a bad thing, as long as Ubuntu doesn’t give Microsoft more FUD mud, I think I’ll be fine with that.[/quote]

Not at this point in time. He makes it clear that when “the folks at Microsoft who have a clear vision for the company as a participant in this community” win, he would love to work with Microsoft.