What the Microsoft/Xandros deal means for Linux
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| Warming up to his theme, Woodford continued, "So far Microsoft
| hasn't revealed any legitimate claims of intellectual property
| infringement. Their strategy appears to be to coerce weak
| players in the Open Source space to fold. This is reminiscent
| of the play made by SCO a few years ago, which some say was
| financed by Microsoft. Maybe that was just their trial run."
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| Then, he launches his main assault on the partnership, "I'm
| reminded of Neville Chamberlain waiving his agreement with Hitler
| in the air and declaring peace in his time. Linux vendors should
| be reminded that, if you give your lunch money to a bully, the
| bully does not go away. Who will have the cohones to just say
| no? The Linux community may not like the answer, but the only
| name that comes to mind is -- Larry Ellison."
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS4862361523.html
Clubbing baby Linux penguins
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| So when Microsoft says it respects other people's intellectual
| property, what everyone is thinking is, That's not true. Microsoft
| doesn't respect the GPL, and that's other people's property.
| Microsoft is just trying to kill off a competitor. Again.
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| Even Sys-con even got it right this time, or at least the
| headline: Microsoft Spits in GPL Creator Richard Stallman's Eye.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070611082734557
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