[mdlug] Novell -- open source Judas goat?

[Michael Rudas]

--- Raymond McLaughlin wrote:

> Michael Rudas wrote:
>> Stories like this make me pretty sure that Novell is nothing more than
>> a pawn in Microsoft's overall game.  The terms "cat's paw" and "Judas
>> goat" both seem appropriate...
>>
>>>From Groklaw's "News Picks"
>> "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell Meets U.S. DOD Internet
>> Protocol Standards"
>> <http://www.techweb.com/showPressRelease.jhtml?articleID=X702614>

> ????
> Did you link the wrong article?
> I read the whole thing and found no mention of MS.
> Are you suggesting that IPv6 is an MS plot?

It's not necessary for MS's involvement to be visible -- their
covenant with Novell brings them into the mix through the back door --
but it DOES bring them in.  The hunter hangs back and lets the goat do
the work.

~~ M