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[News] [Rival] Microsoft FOSS Extortion Using Formats

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Get your patent licence at Microsoft

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| If you don't trust the OSP (Open Specification Promise), ask for a patent 
| licence at Microsoft. "If you would prefer a written license, or if the 
| formats are not covered by the OSP, patent licenses are available by 
| contacting iplg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" they say on their website.   
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http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-71205/get-your-patent-licence-at-microsoft

Cartoon:

The Bizarre Cathedral - 11

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bizarre_cathedral

Not directly related:

Microsoft adds licensing option for businesses

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| Microsoft said Monday that it is adding a new licensing option, this one 
| dubbed Select Plus and targeted largely at midsize firms. 
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9981311-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


Related:

Red Hat voices concerns over Microsoft patent model

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| While Red Hat welcomed Microsoft's recent decision to comply with the 
| European Court of First Instance's antitrust ruling, Michael Cunningham, 
| general counsel for Red Hat, stated that the company was still concerned 
| about Microsoft's patent model.   
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39290318,00.htm
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