CEO Hovsepian Says Novell Will Ship GPLv3 Code, Even If Microsoft Is Paying For It
Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian made a sober case before a LinuxWorld audience Wednesday for his firm's technology and patent agreement with Microsoft last November. The occasional hiss, boo, and heckle from the crowd indicated that it wasn't a universally accepted message. But Hovsepian stood his ground in saying the pact was necessary for Novell's SUSE Linux to fully interoperate with Windows in the data center. "Microsoft is part of a mixed source data center environment," he said, and Novell saw competitive advantage in making SUSE more Windows-compatible.
At the same time, he indicated that it was in Novell's interest to give its customers GPLv3 code when they were seeking updates, even if the customer was paying for Novell support through Microsoft certificates.
"When a customer asks for code, what we will give them is the latest version [of SUSE Linux] that we have on the shelf. It may include GPLv3 code," he said. A questioner asked if that would be true when the software was being paid for with a Microsoft support certificate, one of the outcomes of the Microsoft/Novell deal where Microsoft pays Novell customers for SUSE support. Yes, it would, Hovsepian said.
In a statement July 5 on its Web site, Microsoft that its SUSE Linux support certificates "will not entitle the recipient to receive from Novell ... a subscription for support and updates relating to any code licensed under GPLv3."
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