Hang on.. what? Did I type that headline correctly? OK, it seems I did. Technology moves at a rapid pace, but the law is a slow, lumbering tortoise of a thing. How slow, I hear you ask? Microsoft’s still in court regarding Windows 95.
Novell, unlike SCO, says they won’t file dumbass suits against companies now that a judge ruled that they own the Unix copyrights. Good news for everyone. [PCWorld]
All of this recent Linux news sounds like a Telemundo soap opera. Last November, Microsoft pledged support—if not undying amor—for Novell’s Suse Linux platform. A week ago, Dell responded to pressure from its customers, and decided to get with Ubuntu (“la cervatilla exhuberante”) for desktop and laptop systems designed for consumer use. But then…
