> IANALAYA, but it might be useful for the OOo (and Linux) developer > community to be diligent and send a request for disclosure to > Microsoft > regarding the patent claims to show that the community is > acting in good > faith. If Microsoft does not reply, it fails in demonstrating good > faith, which may lead to Microsoft losing any patent claims.
I'm not sure you've thought this through. Let's say Microsoft DOES give notice that 200 patents (of varying degrees of strength and validity) are infringed. Do you really want to start litigating those patents, over what at the moment is just a marketing issue? Better to keep the comments in the press and avoid direct communication with Microsoft until they take the initiative. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
