From: Adam Flinton 

Joe Barr wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 15:05:42 +0100, Adam Flinton wrote:
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>>A) Bets on continued Mono Support?
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>>B) Hooooflippingray for both Xim & Novell. I reckon this is a very good
>>deal for both.
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>>Adam
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> Miguel told me yesterday support for GNOME and Mono will continue.  Mono
> fits nicely with Novell's .Net stuff.
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Another view

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1210100,00.asp

Fun comments:

"Microsoft Watch: Now that you are buying Ximian, will Novell offer a
Linux desktop distribution?

Stone: Yes. The plan is to package the Ximian desktop with some of our
products. Specifics are yet to be determined. But we want to cover Linux
from the desktop to the server."

My mate'll be chuffed.

"Microsoft Watch: How much of your decision to buy Ximian was
influenced by your desire to take on Windows on the desktop?

Stone: We're not after Microsoft. We are after opportunity. There are a
bunch of little companies out there in the Linux market. Hardware makers,
customers, you (press) people all told us to get in the market."

i wonder if my mate was 1 of them...

"Microsoft Watch: Are you worried about SCO taking you on further, now
that you've made your intentions to be a Linux player more obvious (with
the Ximian deal)? Red Hat just sued SCO today…

Stone: It's great they sued them. That takes the heat off us. Go Matt!
(Szulik, Red Hat, chairman and CEO) SCO doesn't have any friends left. And
remember, we never said the copyright thing between us and SCO was over.
We'll see."

heh heh heh .......

"Microsoft Watch: What's the future of Mono, Ximian's implementation
of .Net on Linux?

Stone: We are going to continue to push it. .Net on Linux is a great idea.
We just hope Microsoft isn't against the idea."

Back to my Novell burnt by trying to keep up with MS api'es comment....

adam

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