Novell Worries About GPL v3

An anonymous reader writes "In its annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, Novell expressed concerns over how the new version of the GPL may affect their business. Microsoft might stop distributing Suse coupons if the GPL version 3 interferes with their agreement or puts Microsoft's patents at risk, ultimately causing Novell's business and operating results to be adversely affected."

Oblig Star Wars

[Anonymous Coward]

We should not have made this bargain.

dogs

[Anonymous Coward]

Sleep with dogs, wake with fleas

Sleep withy dogs

[xs650]

Dear Novell:

Didn't anyone tell you that if you sleep with dogs, you'll get fleas.

Re:Can you feel the love?

[R_Dorothy]

Evolution works people. Sit back and grab a coffee.

Generally I sit back and grab a coffee when Evolution loses connection to the backend exchange storage process for the third time in half an hour...

Let's do what Novell wants

[Anonymous Coward]

After all, how is Miguel De Icaza gonna be able to spend all his time on copying stupid MS tech?

I think I speak for all of us here when I say...

[greenguy]

Good.

Yes, but...

[nagora]

"Microsoft might stop distributing Suse coupons if the GPL version 3 interferes with their agreement or puts Microsoft's patents at risk, ultimately causing Novell's business and operating results to be adversely affected."

...surely there's a down side too?

TWW

Re:Logic or lack of it.

[Anonymous Coward]

his dumb what?

Re:Exactly

[BobPaul]

Stock prices can only change as supply and demand dictates. If the Novell execs are all dead, they can't release new stocks into the market and increase the supply. With the share holders all dead, there can't be demand to effect the price of the existing stocks in the market.

Thus, the price would remain forever at whichever value was last recorded. That's why it's not in the report. It won't alter prices in the least.