[eclipse dev.journal] "Is Ubuntu Next After Novell, Xandros and Linspire?"

Is Ubuntu Next After Novell, Xandros and Linspire?
— Canonical’s billionaire CEO Mark Shuttleworth took to his blog to squelch speculation that Canonical and Ubuntu would be next to follow in the steps of Novell, Xandros and Linspire and cut a patent deal with Microsoft, deals he calls ‘trinkets in exchange for air kisses.’ That of course doesn’t mean it won’t somehow happen. Anyway, Microsoft really wants Red Hat and Red Hat, like Canonical, also says it won’t deal, complaining that the ‘unsubstantiated tax lacks transparency.’