Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?
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| Microsoft on Thursday declared a "patent peace" with Novell, the
| No. 2 Linux seller. But did the company in fact just declare a
| patent war with the open-source realm?
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http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6132489.html?part=rss&tag=6132489&subj=news
Microsoft Grudgingly Admits That Someone Out There Might Sometimes Use Linux
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| A more interesting part of the deal, however, is Microsoft's admission
| that they won't try to sue over any patent issues related to Suse
| Linux (again, only Suse). To date, Microsoft has pretty much stayed
| out of the Linux-patent fight, perhaps waiting (or, some have said
| funding) to see what happens with the SCO patent lawsuit. Promising
| not to use patents as a weapon may ease some minds, though the
| success of Linux in the enterprise up until now suggests that
| there really weren't that many companies scared off by the potential
| threat of Microsoft patent infringement lawsuits.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20061102/175252.shtml
Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection
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| Faced with new competitive challenges from Novell, Microsoft and
| Oracle, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection
| against intellectual-property lawsuits.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6132552.html
Microsoft Unlikely To Sue Over Linux Patents Despite Bluster
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| Microsoft is unlikely to sue Linux vendors and users over patents,
| despite implicatons that a unique deal cut with Novell somehow
| leaves other Linux distributors open to intellectual-property
| lawsuits, say experts.
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| "It's more of a competitive positioning statement than a true
| threat," John Enck, analyst for Gartner, said of Ballmer's
| chest pounding.
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http://thefreespacearticles.blogspot.com/2006/11/microsoft-unlikely-to-sue-over-linux.html
Regardless, it's Microsoft's admission that Linux is victorious and it is not
going away.
Novell talks about the Microsoft deal
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| Curiously enough, Novell's main competition in the Linux arena,
| Red Hat Linux, agrees with that position. Red Hat posted its
| opinion on the issue on its Website. The bottom line? Red Hat
| says "It was inevitable. The best technology has been acknowledged."
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http://news.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/03/2325229&from=rss
Red Hat reacts to Microsoft-Novell pact: 'Unthinkable'
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| The deal, it says, means 'Linux has won'
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004758&source=rss_news50
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