linux.conf.au: What is Novell doing here?

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Jan 11, 2008 3:09 PM EDT
ITWire; By Sam Varghese
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A GNU/Linux system does not normally load modules that are not released under an approved licence. So why should Australia’s national Linux conference take on board a sponsor who engages in practices that are at odds with the community? What am I talking about? A company which should not be in the picture has poked its nose in as a sponsor. Novell, which indicated the level of its commitment to FOSS by signing a deal with Microsoft in November 2006, will be one of the supporting sponsors for the conference.

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