John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:04:38 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
><newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Freespire, Linspire, and Microsoft patents
>>
>>,----[ Quote ]
>>| Microsoft denies that this is the case, and argues that, in particular, the
>>| GPLv3 has nothing to do with it. However, with its July 5 Covenant to
>>| Customers concerning its Linspire deal, Microsoft is trying to put even more
>>| distance between any potential patent claims and the GPLv3.
>>`----
>>
>>http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7598947159.html
>>
>>Wow. I've never been called "a well-known open-source advocate and author"
>>before...
> Good for you Roy !
>
Congrats!
> ...as for the patent thing, the waters are certainly getting muddy. I
> almost wish that the Microsoft thugs would go ahead with their
> patent suits just so we could get things cleared up...or maybe it
> would become even more entangled.
>
They won't do it. The patents do *not* apply outside of
Canada/US/Mexico/Australia anyway, something most people seem somewhat
blind to, but taking action would surely result in people finding out!
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