LXer: Novell to ship Linux-monitoring tool for Microsoft

LXer · 06-15-2009, 01:40 PM

Published at LXer:

Suse Linux and Windows will become more closely integrated next week, when Novell releases a product allowing Microsoft management tools to monitor the open source operating system. Novell said in a statement on Wednesday that joint sales of Linux support certificates over the past six months have increased, which the company ascribes to the current uncertain economic conditions.

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Hangdog42 · 06-15-2009, 04:21 PM

Blink

Blink

Microsoft is going to monitor Linux?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (gasp gasp) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

Yeah. Right.

H_TeXMeX_H · 06-16-2009, 07:13 AM

Don't laugh too hard, you knew it was going to happen, Novell being their b**** and all, they were obviously the first to bow down.

What kind of "monitoring" is this anyway ?

Hangdog42 · 06-16-2009, 07:40 AM

I suspect you're right about this. I can't possibly imagine anything good coming out of a Microsoft monitor for Linux. That said, I also believe strongly that Microsoft is far too incompetent to effectively build such a tool.

Maybe this is the perfect blend of conspiracy and incompetence!