[News] Bad News for Microsoft's Partner, Betrayal of Linux Counterparts

Novell hopping with news, but it’s not all good

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| But the news wasn’t all good for Novell: Astrum Inc., a Texas startup now
| headed by two former Novell employees, for example, filed a suit against
| Novell for breach of contract in connection with the development of a
| mini-operating system appliance. The scuttlebutt is that Novell has dumped
| the partners in favor of a more established company.
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[url]http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/27/linux-hopping-with-product-news-a-lawsuit-and-positioning-maneuvers/[/url]


Recent:

Novell slapped with suit for new mini-OS

,----[ Quote ]
| Astrum Inc., a software security company in Carrollton, Texas, has filed suit
| against Novell Inc. Astrum claims that Novell violated its contract regarding
| development of the mini-operating system appliance that Novell launched last
| month. Novell’s JeOS or Just enough Operating System, is a miniature version
| of the SUSE Linux Enterprise OS, which was created to help independent
| software vendors develop or deploy new SUSE-based applications easier and
| faster.
|
| Filed in U.S. District Court in Texas’ Eastern Division, the lawsuit contends
| that the two companies entered into a mutual nondisclosure agreement on Oct.
| 25, 2006, to develop the software appliance but Novell violated the agreement
| by revealing confidential information to partners and customers. Then, after
| the prototype was successfully tested in November 2007, Novell engaged rPath
| of Raleigh, N.C., the following April to create the appliances based on SUSE
| Linux Enterprise.
|
| The suit alleged breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, common
| law misappropriation, misappropriation of ideas and promissory “estoppel,� or
| broken promises.
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[url]http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/19/novell-slapped-with-suit-for-new-mini-os/[/url]


Should We Boycott Microsoft? Can We?

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| Except that it's not quite that simple. Microsoft's vision of “live and let
| live� is predicated on its continuing use of software patents, and of the
| open source side letting Microsoft and Novell handle all the tiresome
| implications for open source. In effect, though, this amounts to recognising
| Microsoft's patents, and accepting its “solutions� for the open source
| community. “Live and let live� turns out to be tantamount to accepting
| Microsoft's right to file, own and use software patents, which, in its turn,
| means accepting they apply to the open source world. Â* Â* Â*
|
| [...]
|
| Above all, it will send a message to the company that the open source world
| is not falling for the old “embrace, extend and extinguish� trick, and that
| if Microsoft really wants collaborate, "live and let live" is simply not
| enough, because of the asymmetric bargain it implies. As a basic
| pre-condition of working together with open source, the company needs to
| accept free software's absolute foundation – the ability to share all its
| code in any way and with anyone – and that, by definition, means no software
| patents whatsoever. Â* Â* Â*
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[url]http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/should-we-boycott-microsoft-can-we[/url]

On Wed, 28 May 2008 08:57:08 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> Novell hopping with news, but it¢s not all good[/color]

I can't wait till they sue your ass Roy Schestowitz......


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Roy Schestowitz wrote:
[color=blue]
> Novell hopping with news, but it?s not all good
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | But the news wasn?t all good for Novell: Astrum Inc., a Texas startup
> | now headed by two former Novell employees, for example, filed a suit
> | against Novell for breach of contract in connection with the development
> | of a mini-operating system appliance. The scuttlebutt is that Novell has
> | dumped the partners in favor of a more established company.
> `----
>
>[/color]
[url]http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/27/linux-hopping-with-product-news-a-lawsuit-and-positioning-maneuvers/[/url][color=blue]
>
>
> Recent:
>
> Novell slapped with suit for new mini-OS
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Astrum Inc., a software security company in Carrollton, Texas, has filed
> | suit against Novell Inc. Astrum claims that Novell violated its contract
> | regarding development of the mini-operating system appliance that Novell
> | launched last month. Novell?s JeOS or Just enough Operating System, is a
> | miniature version of the SUSE Linux Enterprise OS, which was created to
> | help independent software vendors develop or deploy new SUSE-based
> | applications easier and faster.
> |
> | Filed in U.S. District Court in Texas? Eastern Division, the lawsuit
> | contends that the two companies entered into a mutual nondisclosure
> | agreement on Oct. 25, 2006, to develop the software appliance but Novell
> | violated the agreement by revealing confidential information to partners
> | and customers. Then, after the prototype was successfully tested in
> | November 2007, Novell engaged rPath of Raleigh, N.C., the following
> | April to create the appliances based on SUSE Linux Enterprise.
> |
> | The suit alleged breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation,
> | common law misappropriation, misappropriation of ideas and promissory
> | ?estoppel,? or broken promises.
> `----
>
>[/color]
[url]http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/19/novell-slapped-with-suit-for-new-mini-os/[/url][color=blue]
>[/color]

Wow. They learn fast. That's a page out of the manual for MicroSoft.


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Jerry McBride <jmcbride@mail-on.us> espoused:[color=blue]
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Novell hopping with news, but it?s not all good
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | But the news wasn?t all good for Novell: Astrum Inc., a Texas startup
>> | now headed by two former Novell employees, for example, filed a suit
>> | against Novell for breach of contract in connection with the development
>> | of a mini-operating system appliance. The scuttlebutt is that Novell has
>> | dumped the partners in favor of a more established company.
>> `----
>>
>>[/color]
> [url]http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/27/linux-hopping-with-product-news-a-lawsuit-and-positioning-maneuvers/[/url][color=green]
>>
>>
>> Recent:
>>
>> Novell slapped with suit for new mini-OS
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Astrum Inc., a software security company in Carrollton, Texas, has filed
>> | suit against Novell Inc. Astrum claims that Novell violated its contract
>> | regarding development of the mini-operating system appliance that Novell
>> | launched last month. Novell?s JeOS or Just enough Operating System, is a
>> | miniature version of the SUSE Linux Enterprise OS, which was created to
>> | help independent software vendors develop or deploy new SUSE-based
>> | applications easier and faster.
>> |
>> | Filed in U.S. District Court in Texas? Eastern Division, the lawsuit
>> | contends that the two companies entered into a mutual nondisclosure
>> | agreement on Oct. 25, 2006, to develop the software appliance but Novell
>> | violated the agreement by revealing confidential information to partners
>> | and customers. Then, after the prototype was successfully tested in
>> | November 2007, Novell engaged rPath of Raleigh, N.C., the following
>> | April to create the appliances based on SUSE Linux Enterprise.
>> |
>> | The suit alleged breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation,
>> | common law misappropriation, misappropriation of ideas and promissory
>> | ?estoppel,? or broken promises.
>> `----
>>
>>[/color]
> [url]http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/19/novell-slapped-with-suit-for-new-mini-os/[/url][color=green]
>>[/color]
>
> Wow. They learn fast. That's a page out of the manual for MicroSoft.
>
>[/color]

One wonders how many Microsoft people are currently "on secondment" at
Novell just now.

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"Mark Kent" <mark.kent@demon.co.uk> schreef in bericht
news:c1idi5-se9.ln1@ellandroad.demon.co.uk...[color=blue]
> Jerry McBride <jmcbride@mail-on.us> espoused:[color=green]
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Novell hopping with news, but it?s not all good
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | But the news wasn?t all good for Novell: Astrum Inc., a Texas startup
>>> | now headed by two former Novell employees, for example, filed a suit
>>> | against Novell for breach of contract in connection with the
>>> development
>>> | of a mini-operating system appliance. The scuttlebutt is that Novell
>>> has
>>> | dumped the partners in favor of a more established company.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>[/color]
>> [url]http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/27/linux-hopping-with-product-news-a-lawsuit-and-positioning-maneuvers/[/url][color=darkred]
>>>
>>>
>>> Recent:
>>>
>>> Novell slapped with suit for new mini-OS
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Astrum Inc., a software security company in Carrollton, Texas, has
>>> filed
>>> | suit against Novell Inc. Astrum claims that Novell violated its
>>> contract
>>> | regarding development of the mini-operating system appliance that
>>> Novell
>>> | launched last month. Novell?s JeOS or Just enough Operating System, is
>>> a
>>> | miniature version of the SUSE Linux Enterprise OS, which was created
>>> to
>>> | help independent software vendors develop or deploy new SUSE-based
>>> | applications easier and faster.
>>> |
>>> | Filed in U.S. District Court in Texas? Eastern Division, the lawsuit
>>> | contends that the two companies entered into a mutual nondisclosure
>>> | agreement on Oct. 25, 2006, to develop the software appliance but
>>> Novell
>>> | violated the agreement by revealing confidential information to
>>> partners
>>> | and customers. Then, after the prototype was successfully tested in
>>> | November 2007, Novell engaged rPath of Raleigh, N.C., the following
>>> | April to create the appliances based on SUSE Linux Enterprise.
>>> |
>>> | The suit alleged breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation,
>>> | common law misappropriation, misappropriation of ideas and promissory
>>> | ?estoppel,? or broken promises.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>[/color]
>> [url]http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/19/novell-slapped-with-suit-for-new-mini-os/[/url][color=darkred]
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Wow. They learn fast. That's a page out of the manual for MicroSoft.
>>
>>[/color]
>
> One wonders how many Microsoft[/color]

Your post is off-topic in this group, your violating
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<quote>
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