[odf-discuss] Fwd: W3C Lead on CDF says OpenDocument Fellowship Position on CDF Makes No Sense

[Lars Noodén]

Pamela Jones wrote:
> ... I hold both Microsoft and
> Novell responsible for planting the poisonous idea that only one type of
> Linux is "safe" to use. And I'm ashamed of those who enable that FUD.

Spot on.

> ... 
> And the per seat thing. And the restrictions on noncommercial coders.
> It's designed to destroy.
> ... By turning their backs on those values, those who support
> Microsoft's patent strategy are deliberately dividing the community,
> for money. That's it. It has nothing to do with the community except
> to say that they don't care about how it feels or even about how the
> authors of the code they wish to use for money said they would permit
> their code to be used.

Accurate summary.  The actions of Novell do give every appearance to my
eyes of working to undermine everything in technology, especially the
free market, not just interoperability.

-Lars