Hi *, On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 07:59:30PM +0200, Alex Thurgood wrote: > > http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/index.htm > > Anyone from Sun Legal ou there ? Thought not :-)
Sun has made this "We won't sue you if you don't" deal in the past, so StarOffice is fine (and indirectly OpenOffice.org, since Sun is the copyright holder) > Let's face it, Sun Legal must know which bits of code were accused of being > infringing patents in StarOffice, How would Sun know if MS doesn't tell? http://www.crn.com/software/199501735 ,---- | Notably, Smith and Gutierrez declined to name any of the specific | patents they believe have been violated, claiming that doing so would | invite open-source software advocates to begin pelting the patents with | legal challenges. `---- > and some of that code must be in OOo, since > in the end a deal was signed to settle all outstanding software patent > litigation, so is there any chance of a person like myself (who is sworn to > professional secrecy and bears privilege) getting access to that information > so I can take a look at it in my spare time ? I'm sure, you won't. Microsoft just spreads some FUD and doesn't name the facts. ciao Christain -- NP: Machine Head - Clenching The Fists Of Dissent Join #qa.OpenOffice.org on irc.freenode.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
