Compare and Contrast

Bad News:
http://www.adti.net/penguin.html
To quote:
The IBM issue is interesting for two reasons. Soon, IBM will be competing with large Linux-based developers and distributors themselves. As the deployment of Linux increases, it can be expected that IBM will be going head-to-head with its “friends” in the Linux community. It is unquestionable that the biggest irony of all will be when Big Blue resorts to using its war chest of patents against a “friend” in the Linux community.

Second, IBM is not only the largest player in the Linux community, but the largest patent holder in the IT community, estimated to be receiving over $1 billion a year in license fees and royalties on its patents.

Good News:
http://linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2004051102126NWSW

To quote:
Novell today announced its Connector for Microsoft Exchange Server will be integrated into Evolution 2.0 and made available as open source, beginning today with the current Connector 1.4.

I have been waiting for Connector for a long long time. Every groupware platform I’ve looked into has either been too web-based, or requiring Connector to actually be of use. (Kolab borderline, in fairness).