X-No-Archive: > > > Now that Microsoft had identified the infringements, it could try to > > > seek royalties. But from whom? FOSS isn't made by a company but by a > > > loose-knit community of hundreds of individuals and companies. One > > > possibility was to approach the big commercial Linux distributors like > > > Red Hat and Novell that give away the software but sell subscription > > > support services. However, distributors were prohibited from paying > > > patent royalties by something whose very existence may surprise many > > > readers: FOSS's own licensing terms. > > > > > > Contd...Follow the above link. > > > > > > ---
arr... suspense..... n it bugs anyone enough to click that link. thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
