[clue-talk] Hell freezes over: Microsoft, Novell partner on Linux

[dperkins at frii.com]

>> A sign that Vista is a flop?
>>
>> Considering how Novell fared in their last partnership with MS, I'm
>> surprised they are doing it again.
>
> Please expand on that.
>
> This partnership seems to be a "kill VMware" move for Microsoft, or am I
> misreading something?  Next question for someone that's read or listened
> to the whole thing:  Did MS commit that they will fully support their
> OS's when they are virtualized on Linux?  That would be real and meaty.
> Running Linux virtualized on Windows is ... not a big deal.

Expand on what?  Vista?  I don't know, but hardware reqs are high, etc.

If I recall correctly, Novell came out the loser in a partnership with MS
in the 80's or early 90's.