Who Fouled My Carpet...?
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| It only took me a few minutes to notice it. It would seem that the Freespire
| people have been given their marching orders and I would Like Eric Raymond to
| comment if he is allowed. I can understand why Linspire would have to bow to
| the Microsoft Collusion but why Freespire? Now I know that Linspire is
| expected to dance to Microsoft's tunes...If I calculate correctly, 5 top
| Linspire executives entered their Linspire employment weighing 3 lbs less
| than they did when they left.
|
| That extra weight was from the 30 pieces of silver each carried out when they
| abandoned the infested ship at the end of the MS Deal. (thank you Stephen J.)
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http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/436-Who-Fouled-My-Carpet....html
"The government is not trying to destroy Microsoft, it’s simply seeking to
compel Microsoft to obey the law. It’s quite revealing that Mr. Gates equates
the two."
--Government official
Related:
Freespire, Linspire, and Microsoft patents
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| 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.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7598947159.html
Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony resigns
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| Carmony also said his resignation, contrary to some rumors, had nothing to do
| with any disagreement with Linspire's primary owner Michael Robertson, or
| with fallout from either of Linspire's recent deals with Microsoft, which
| covered technology licensing and patent indemnification.
|
| Carmony joined Linspire, then known as "Lindows," in June of 2001 to become
| its president. Later, he became the company's CEO.
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8364062244.html
Linspire deal: What will ESR and Shuttleworth do now?
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| Will Shuttleworth continue to collaborate with a company which has now
| caved in to a protection racket? Or will he do stick to the principle
| behind the whole FOSS movement and walk away from the deal? We're watching
| and waiting, Mark.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/12899/1090/
Microsoft Strikes GPLv3 Software From Linspire Patent Deal
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| Microsoft says software that's licensed under a new version of a popular open
| source license isn't covered by the patent protection deal it recently signed
| with desktop Linux distributor Linspire.
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http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201001836
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