sourceMicrosoft and Novell signed a historical partnership, that could not have been possible a year ago. Is that the beginning of the end for Novell?
It seems the negotiations have begun more than six months ago, but have been kept secret until now due to the importance of this matter for both parties: the open source community on one hand and the proprietary software companies on the other.
First of all, the folklore mentions that “the road to Hell is paved with good intentionsâ€. Don’t be naïve to think that the Novell-Microsoft alliance will produce something good. At least not for Novell or the Linux community in general.
When the joint announcement was made, MS’s CEO Steve Ballmer spoke first, saying the companies were announcing "a set of agreements that will really help to bridge the divide between open source and proprietary software." Ballmer said that Microsoft and Novell will collaborate in three major areas: virtualization, management, and document compatibility. In addition to its collaboration efforts, Microsoft is slated to assist Novell in the marketing and distribution of SUSE Linux.
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