Novell could be banned from selling Linux

[Kordova]

On Feb 4, 2007, at 11:44 AM, David Kramer wrote:

> http://today.reuters.com/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx? 
> type=technologyNews&storyID=2007-02-02T230933Z_01_N02280856_RTRUKOC_0_ 
> US-NOVELL-LINUX.xml
>
> This is a horrible, horrible article that doesn't have a single line
> explaining the justification for the proposed action.

Do these lines count as explaining the justification?

> after the open-source community criticized Novell for teaming up  
> with Microsoft Corp.
> They have every reason to be deeply concerned that this is the  
> beginning of a significant patent aggression by Microsoft
> Novell angered members of the open-source community that develops  
> Linux and other free software programs in November when it entered  
> a wide-ranging business deal with Microsoft.
> Critics called on the board to punish Novell by banning it from  
> distributing new versions of Linux software, said Moglen.




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