I have already switch few months back to Ubuntu at my home and office machine and its surprisingly more easy (no virus,spyware, boltware, etc). I made a decision that I am going to use Linux from now on and removed all Microsoft crap from my machine. Took a month to get used to but finally done. I am enjoying this :) No more boltware. Machine is working as it is after months of heavy usage - no sign of slowdown :) »

Microsoft does not like this and is trying to make GPL non free by patent threats. http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-49513/brad-smith-continues-its-fud-spreading-wants-to-tax-redhat I dont know how long can GPL stand againts the $250 billion godzilla that microsoft is. »

See more details about the Tax Microsoft wants to put on Linux rendering GPL non-free. http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-49513/brad-smith-continues-its-fud-spreading-wants-to-tax-redhat »

Check the recent news about partner ship of Novell with Microsoft. Microsoft is putting a lot of proprietary patented software into Linux through Novell. Most of the good guys at Novell have left the company. Microsoft is doing this so that they can sue and threaten other companies like redhat, ubuntu, ibm who support Linux/FOSS once enough code is injected. They want to put a price-tag on Linux. Novell is just another microsoft sponsored company. Commercialize Linux. Google for "evangelism is war" and "halloween documents" http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071023002351958 Lot of things are happening under the surface that dont appear in any press. But be very careful with Microsoft/Novell. They are out to destroy Linux at all cost under the hood. »

@dsailesh The FOSS community is pissed since Novell signed a patent agreement with Microsoft and novell pays Microsoft for every Linux box sold. Its the FOSS developers who hardwork Novell sold out. Richard stallman, Bruce Perens, Samba team, FSF has called a Novell a sellout. Many hardcore FOSS developers have boycotted Novell version of Linux. Check out : http://boycottnovell.com Novell the next SCO : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/07/perens_on_ms_novell/ You can find more ugly details of the deal here : http://techp.org/petition/show/1 Microsoft in infiltrating the FOSS and disrupting them by signing license deals using patent threats. It is joining the FOSS camps by using money and spreading FUD. It has even inflitrated the OSI using money and pressure tactics. It wants to put a license cost on Linux. You will soon have to pay to microsoft to use Linux. It main aim is to shutdown Linux using patents and lawyers. Please sign this petition to bring the old debain leader (Bruce Perens) back in the OSI to stop microsoft from doing so : http://techp.org/p/7 »