On Tuesday 02 January 2007 12:16, Rich Morgan wrote:
> Hey guys and gals,
>
> I've updated my Novell boycott page with responses that I received
> yesterday and today from Novell's Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer,
> John Dragoon. It seems that they're at least listening to complaints from
> the community. Now, if they'd only do something about them...
>
I read one interview or blog where a senior Novell tech said they had been
trying to get some agreements in for a long time with MS. In frustration they
accepted the latest "yes, if you agree to this too, we'll sign" from MS.
Apparently there was a long string of back and forth where MS wanted more
than Novell wanted to give. (I'm pretty sure it was a blog I stumbled on to.)
Since the full agreement is not being made public we can't say for sure one
way or the other. But that interview shows a clear indication that it was not
really what Novell had been looking for. They just gave in in the end.
--Steve Szmidt
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