Comments on: Novell to develop for Moblin http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The 12 Moblin Distributors | UMPCPortal - The Mobile Internet and Computing Reference Site http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-15324 The 12 Moblin Distributors | UMPCPortal - The Mobile Internet and Computing Reference Site Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:16:52 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-15324 [...] been trying to track the announcements over the year but it’s been getting increasingly difficult. In an [...]

[...] been trying to track the announcements over the year but it’s been getting increasingly difficult. In an [...]

]]> By: anon too http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11678 anon too Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:35:57 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11678 Also for your education see: "A History of MS' Standards 'Dirty Tricks' " http://www.grokdoc.net/index.php/Dirty_Tricks_history This is a list of prime examples of Microsoft's monopoly games (to beat LINUX, and they are trying with .net and mono), they will be doing the same thing! Novell is just a MS pawn now. Also for your education see:
“A History of MS’ Standards ‘Dirty Tricks’ ”
http://www.grokdoc.net/index.php/Dirty_Tricks_history

This is a list of prime examples of Microsoft’s monopoly games (to beat LINUX, and they are trying with .net and mono), they will be doing the same thing! Novell is just a MS pawn now.

]]> By: anon too http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11677 anon too Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:32:25 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11677 That dictator is the GPL, a license dictator that Microsoft can not win against. Both .net and mono are not friendly with the GPL (Microsoft's plan is to beat Linux from the inside). That dictator is the GPL, a license dictator that Microsoft can not win against. Both .net and mono are not friendly with the GPL (Microsoft’s plan is to beat Linux from the inside).

]]> By: Danger in Novell helping with Moblin...! http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11666 Danger in Novell helping with Moblin...! Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:47:07 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11666 Linux can do everything already without MONO. Why is it even needed? It is not. It serves just one purpose. That purpose is spelled "Microsoft's lock-in to preserve their shrink wrap monopoly". Novell just decided they needed money and got paid by Microsoft (they caved in). Remember, Novell is also a PER SEAT shrink wrap company as well. When you say richer (you mean richer for Microsoft and Novell). End users do not need either .Net or Mono! Linux can do everything already without MONO. Why is it even needed? It is not. It serves just one purpose. That purpose is spelled “Microsoft’s lock-in to preserve their shrink wrap monopoly”. Novell just decided they needed money and got paid by Microsoft (they caved in). Remember, Novell is also a PER SEAT shrink wrap company as well.

When you say richer (you mean richer for Microsoft and Novell). End users do not need either .Net or Mono!

]]> By: anon http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11646 anon Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:41:59 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11646 Linux for desktops and end users has always suffered from too much choice. Instead of doing one or a few solutions very well, new developers often decide that they must attempt to do it all over and try to end up "better" somehow. Now we have endless distributions, desktop managers, window managers and innumerable OSS projects that represent duplicate, wasted effort. None of them do everything well for a user that doesn't want to learn the technology. GNU/Linux needs a benevolent dictator that is able to unite the field a bit and enable them to finish the job. Otherwise the only realistic OS choices for a normal user will remain Apple's OS X and Microsoft Windows. Linux for desktops and end users has always suffered from too much choice. Instead of doing one or a few solutions very well, new developers often decide that they must attempt to do it all over and try to end up “better” somehow. Now we have endless distributions, desktop managers, window managers and innumerable OSS projects that represent duplicate, wasted effort. None of them do everything well for a user that doesn’t want to learn the technology.

GNU/Linux needs a benevolent dictator that is able to unite the field a bit and enable them to finish the job. Otherwise the only realistic OS choices for a normal user will remain Apple’s OS X and Microsoft Windows.

]]> By: REMF http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11548 REMF Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:42:21 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11548 Please, enough rubbish about Novell and 'the' Microsoft deal. Opensuse is in my opinion the most solid and worthwhile or all the linux distro's and i use it almost daily. That said, my money is maemo and the Nokia N900 for a truly great UMPC. Please, enough rubbish about Novell and ‘the’ Microsoft deal.

Opensuse is in my opinion the most solid and worthwhile or all the linux distro’s and i use it almost daily.

That said, my money is maemo and the Nokia N900 for a truly great UMPC.

]]> By: ProDigit http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11533 ProDigit Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:59:36 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11533 Xandros too has a part with Microsoft,but still they remain opensource (eventhough you pay $20 per OS) Xandros too has a part with Microsoft,but still they remain opensource (eventhough you pay $20 per OS)

]]> By: Synced http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11527 Synced Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:44:44 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11527 Novell's involvement into this OS will mean richer applications and more desktop compatability. End users are so afraid of Mono however lawyers around the world have accepted it. So do corporations. When will Linux learn this isn't Linux vs Microsoft. This is about Linux reaching its potential. Close minded leaders is what is holding it back currently. Stop being afraid to innovate. Accept technology and do it better than everyone else. Be more compatible than anyone else. Have richer applications than anyone else. Stop being afraid and start adopting/extending/innovating. Moblin / Linux has a lot of potential but it needs to stop these kinds of thoughts. Novell’s involvement into this OS will mean richer applications and more desktop compatability.

End users are so afraid of Mono however lawyers around the world have accepted it. So do corporations.

When will Linux learn this isn’t Linux vs Microsoft. This is about Linux reaching its potential. Close minded leaders is what is holding it back currently.

Stop being afraid to innovate. Accept technology and do it better than everyone else. Be more compatible than anyone else. Have richer applications than anyone else.

Stop being afraid and start adopting/extending/innovating.

Moblin / Linux has a lot of potential but it needs to stop these kinds of thoughts.

]]> By: startac http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11493 startac Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:22:15 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11493 Novell...Novell...that isn't the same network software company from the 1990s is it? I though it, along with WordPerfect, were dead. Novell…Novell…that isn’t the same network software company from the 1990s is it? I though it, along with WordPerfect, were dead.

]]> By: Danger in Novell helping with Moblin...! http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin/#comment-11477 Danger in Novell helping with Moblin...! Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:59:46 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/novell-to-develop-for-moblin#comment-11477 Novell has a patent deal with Microsoft that no one else in the LINUX world wants to go near. Novell should NOT be allowed to SNEAK into Moblin any Microsoft tainted technology (MONO or other). This would put a "free linux" in some way for the first time, subject to future legal actions from Microsoft (with Novell the only one protected because of the Microsoft patent deal that they have NOW). Red Hat refuses to go into such a deal with Microsoft. Moblin needs to stay away from any Novell influence that might taint Moblin with any stuff that is Microsoft's that Novell might want to slip in. Novell has a patent deal with Microsoft that no one else in the LINUX world wants to go near.

Novell should NOT be allowed to SNEAK into Moblin any Microsoft tainted technology (MONO or other). This would put a “free linux” in some way for the first time, subject to future legal actions from Microsoft (with Novell the only one protected because of the Microsoft patent deal that they have NOW).

Red Hat refuses to go into such a deal with Microsoft.

Moblin needs to stay away from any Novell influence that might taint Moblin with any stuff that is Microsoft’s that Novell might want to slip in.

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