Microsoft and Novell Open Interoperability Lab

An anonymous reader writes to mention that the Microsoft and Novell Interoperability Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts opened today. The lab is supposed to allow both Novell and Microsoft developers to work together for better interoperability between SUSE and Windows Server. "Located in Cambridge, the 2,500-square-foot lab and workspace will be home to a combined team of the best and brightest Microsoft and Novell engineers focused on making Windows Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise work better together. The first priority for the lab team will be to ensure interoperability between Microsoft and Novell virtualization technologies. Additional work will include standards-based systems management, identity federation and compatibility of office document formats."

Re:GNAA announces switch to Windows Vista

[Anonymous Coward]

Interesting. Do tell more.

Awesome!

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Now you can autospace like in Word5 or do pagebreak Wordstar style! OOXML coming to Linux!!

Ho Hum.

[abug]

Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friends Then somebody bends Unexpectedly Just a little change Small to say the least Both a little scared Neither one prepared Beauty and the Beast...

Locked out !

[Anonymous Coward]

Novell showed up in timely fashion but the Microsoft Engineers were mysteriously left locked out outside the building after failing to realize that the staff fridge door needed to be opened and the microwave oven set to 3:50 cook time before there card lock would work...

Re:Hmmm...

[zappepcs]

/* So we can get crap MS proprietary code and corrupted standards in Linux now too, huh. */

I thought that was what Wine was for?

Mhmm!

[dontspitconfetti]

Additional work will include standards-based systems management, identity federation and compatibility of office document formats.

Compatibility: Microsoft's #1 goal!

Isn't it interesting...

[xednieht]

how tomorrow's lawsuits start?

Re:itsatrap?

[Experiment 626]

Of course it's a trap. Imagine you were walking along and you saw a bear trap on the ground, with a trip wire beside it leading to a gas canister. A cage is suspended over it by a rope, and there's a sentry gun mounted nearby. You might think, "this is a trap", unless you were a Novell executive, in which case you would step into the the apparatus try to find ways to "interoperate" with it.

Finally, standards compatibility!

[mhall119]

It's about time for Microsoft to properly implement IMAP, LDAP and CalDAV in Exchance. I can't wait.

Write it down.

[Anonymous Coward]

Microsoft will abandon their OS in it's current form after two more releases. Vista 20?? and Vista 202?

Then it will be MS-UNIX under the hood.

Otherwise the rest of the world is going to be on the metric system while we're still on the imperial system of Lord Gates.

Apple did it. MS will too eventually and I'll have my flying car!

Who is running this?

[Epeeist]

Looks like the ideal job for Miguel ;-)

Re:Locked out !

[Anonymous Coward]

Interoperability Lab -- Security Warning

The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to try to interoperate with this company?

Name: Microsoft
Publisher: Unknown Publisher
Type: convicted monopolist
From: Redmond, WA

(( Run )) ( Cancel )

[x] Always ask before selling out to this company

Re:itsatrap?

[Anonymous Coward]

And at 2500 square feet, I.E., a 50x50 foot room,
the techs don't have a lot of room to interoperate.

Might not be so bad. Maybe the room is 10x250. Perfect for some impromptu geek sports events. ;-)