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On Mon, 14 May 2007 22:00:44 -0500,
Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2007 02:20:55 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Microsoft Won't Sue Linux Users, Company Exec Says
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>>| Instead, Microsoft said it wants to create more arrangements that
>>| mirror the company's deal with Linux distributor Novell.
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>> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199501831
>
> Ahem...
>
> What did I tell everyone?
>
> "Gutierrez said the comments were made not as a threat, but with the
> intention of highlighting an intellectual property issue affecting the
> entire computer industry. "It's important for everyone to understand
> that there is a real problem with Linux patents and that there is a
> need for a solution," he said."
>
> In other words, he's pointing out that in today's patent environment,
> Linux is in grave danger from many different sources. Microsoft
> themselves have been working to reduce the impact of software patents,
> but until software patents are neutralized, you have to fight patents
> with patents. That's something open source developers don't seem to
> understand.
>
It's time for MS to put up or shut up. Show the patents they claim Linux
infringes, and then either the coders can fix it, or the legal beagles
can challange the patent in court.
Absent MS providing concrete info of this nature, it is FUD, pure and
simple.
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