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What a conflict!

Posted Nov 8, 2006 12:34 UTC (Wed) by N0NB (subscriber, #3407)
In reply to: What a conflict! by danielpf
Parent article: On Novell and Microsoft

For a prime example of how important the philosophy of the CEO is to these tech companies, take a look at http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061104213326242 which is Ransom Love's declaration with regard to the history of Caldera and the SCO Group. Pay particular attention to how the company's attitude turned, almost on a dime, once Mr. Love left the company. Note also, what happened when Ray Noorda left Novell in 1994.

There is a track record through these companies of a visionary CEO's replacement being, if not indifferent, openly hostile to Free Software. Let this be a lesson to those involved as the head of a company making money from Free Software, choose your successor wisely.


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