Just about everyone has expressed an opinion on the Novell-Microsoft patent agreement--except, that is, for the 800-pound gorilla of Linux: IBM. Scott Handy, IBM's VP of Worldwide Linux and Open Source, decided that enough was enough and it was <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2062455,00.asp?kc=EWLINEMNL112806EOAD">time to state IBM's position.</A> In an interview with Linux-Watch.com, Handy opened by saying that, "IBM has long supported interoperability between Windows and Linux."