Xandros CEO Andreas Typaldos said Thursday his company did not agree that its Linux distribution violates any Microsoft patents nor did the software giant ask Xandros to do so as part of the patent cross-licensing deal the two signed Monday.
Full story »
ringokamens
17 years 38 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago
So why did they sign the deal?
So why did they sign the deal? I have no respect for Xandros after they did that, regardless of the reason.
moparx
17 years 38 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago
I met a few people who were interested
I met a few people who were interested in using Xandros for their first GNU/Linux distribution yesterday.
I explained the situation and steered them towards better alternatives.
ringokamens
17 years 38 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago
Good. People need to realize that
Good. People need to realize that the GNU/Linux community will NOT support them if they use Xandros,Novell, or any other products made by companies that cooperate with Microsoft. Also, companies should also realize they will lose that same support.