What's the Difference Between that 2004 Sun-MS Agreement and Novell's?
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| What do I think Microsoft is doing with these deals? I suspect they
| are making deals with every entity that has patents, clearing the deck
| so it can attack Red Hat and the entire Open Source method of development.
| Whatever is left standing will be firmly inside Microsoft's embrace, and
| you know as well as I do what that historically means.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2006112417153768
Also see:
(2004) Sun-Microsoft deal raises Open Office questions
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| Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said that it is looking for ways to work
| more closely with developers of the Open Office open source project,
| while at the same time, apparently reserving the right to sue them,
| according to a legal agreement between Microsoft and Open Office's
| major sponsor, Sun Microsystems Inc., made public this week.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/09/16/HNopenoffice_1.html
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