[ale] Microsoft signs latest Linux-related deal with Linspire

[James P. Kinney III]

On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 10:15 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote:
> Interesting choice of words:  "collaborate"
> 
> Isn't that what many European countries shot their citizens for after
> the Nazis were defeated?
> 
> Another distro on the my S(pecial) H(igh) I(ntensity) S(hunning) list...

Good acronym.

A side note: RedHat has stated rather strongly that they see no need to
participate in this line of deal making with the devil. Debian is safe
due to no formal business setup. Is Ubuntu next on the firing line?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Watson, Keith R.
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 9:30 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] Microsoft signs latest Linux-related deal with Linspire
> 
> Microsoft signs latest Linux-related deal with Linspire
> 
> http://www.techspot.com/news/25702-microsoft-signs-latest-linuxrelated-d
> eal-with-linspire.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/2fjszx
> 
> 
> By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com
> Published: June 14, 2007, 10:47 AM EST
> 
> Following similar Linux-related deals with Novell and Xandros, Microsoft
> is continuing its strategy to create a level of interoperability with
> the open source platform. Linspire, formerly known as Lindows, has
> become the latest Linux firm to seek protection from Microsoft.
> 
> Under the latest deal, the two will be working more closely in a variety
> of areas, including instant messaging and Web search. In addition,
> purchasers of Linspire's paid Linux version will get intellectual
> property protection against any legal action by Microsoft for using the
> Linux desktop software.
> Linspire also agreed to set Microsoft's Web search engine as the default
> on its operating system and will also get an extension to its license of
> the Windows Media technology, including access to Windows Media 10
> codecs. Linspire will join an effort to create translators between
> Office 2007's XML file formats and the Open Document format.
> 
> The company decided to deal with Microsoft, despite its 'past
> difficulties' back in 2004 when Linspire agreed to drop its Lindows name
> and received $20 million from Microsoft as part of a trademark
> infringement settlement. Linspire CEO, Kevin Carmony said "It certainly
> made sense to collaborate with Microsoft, one of the most important
> partners in the PC ecosystem."
> 
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