Apparently, OpenSUSE is a bit hobbled in its functionality, as Slashdot is reporting. Why? Funny you should ask. Apparently, because of the Novell/Microsoft patent deal. No, it makes no sense to me, either. I'm assuming that there is a mistake here, because this is precisely the sort of thing that the patent deal was supposed to make easier, not harder. But maybe it's only the ClosedSUSE team that gets the benef Apparently, OpenSUSE is a bit hobbled in its functionality, as Slashdot is reporting. Why? Funny you should ask. Apparently, because of the Novell/Microsoft patent deal.No, it makes no sense to me, either. I’m assuming that there is a mistake here, because this is precisely the sort of thing that the patent deal was supposed to make easier, not harder.But maybe it’s only the ClosedSUSE team that gets the benefit of the patent scheme? 😉 …….UPDATE………See below (Justin’s comment). It was, in fact, too whacky to be true. Sorry to perpetuate the myth. Open Source