Going through Slashdot today, I stumbled upon this blog article:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000121

Fanatical Linux users at their best. I like Linux, don't get me wrong, but everything about this deal that I have read is about creating a distro of Linux that Microsoft will run with/on/whatever.

So, Microsoft wants to make a deal with Novell to create a distro of SUSE that runs BOTH Microsoft and Linux and yet the call from the SUSE folks is to dump SUSE! Down with SUSE! Abandon ship!

I understand that Novell getting in bed with Microsoft is a serious slap in the face to SUSE users. However, I wish Linux users would wake up and realize that not interoperating with Microsoft is THE single stumbling block to mainstream Linux acceptance. Look at Apple. I don't have numbers in front of me, but all indications are that Apple is starting to see a surge in new sales due to the dual-boot option. Why can't the Linux community understand that they are NOT going to get Linux on the desktop until this is resolved.

I commend Novell for yet again pulling a rabit out of it's [insert hat or body part here] and still going.