Microsoft and Novell announced a five-year patent and technology agreement around Microsoft software and Novell’s SUSE Linux software. Is it love or a declaration of war?
In November, Microsoft and Novell announced a five-year patent and technology agreement around Microsoft software and Novell’s SUSE Linux software. The parties to the deal called it a “patent covenant.” Others called it a sellout, a FUD attack, or a declaration of war on Linux specifically and open-source software generally. So what is this Microsoft-Novell deal really about?
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