Hmm, I remember that Microsoft had made a comment that they thought that Linux had some IP of theirs, but they never pursued it. Nor did they publish details, so I think that was either FUD or they knew that going down the SCO route was a bad, bad, bad idea. Microsoft tends to have some smart people at the top, and I don't think they really ever considered a direct fight like that with Linux or OSS.
What code does Microsoft have that belongs to Linux? I've heard that one. I'd like to know more. -- Dustin Puryear President and Sr. Consultant Puryear Information Technology, LLC 225-706-8414 x112 http://www.puryear-it.com Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ Brad Bendily wrote: > The link in your blog has the best explanation of the Novell/MS > agreement I have seen: > http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/faq.html > > Do you know if MS has a similar link on their page? I wonder what the > view is from their side? > >>From what I can tell, all this means is that MS won't sue any SuSE > Linux or its customers for patent issues and > Novell won't sue MS or MS customers for patent issues. > > Didn't this come out around the time of the "SCO owns linux" debate, > when a lot of details about the > origination of "code" was coming out and being found. Didn't it come > out that MS stole some Linux code? And maybe Linux > stole some MS code or ideas? > > I think this was just a way for both companies to protect their > interest and their customers. And to try to provide peace of mind > to both their customers. Nothing more. > bb > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> You do realize that IBM applies for and is granted more patents than >> almost any other company in the world? Whether we like current patent >> law or not, the law is the law. So I don't think that it makes sense to >> put these companies into a pro- or anti-free side of the ring based on a >> company's endorsement of patents, since they all use them, and some, >> like IBM, use them quite a lot. >> >> This isn't to say that IBM isn't promoting a free culture (as I noted in >> the blog), but we need to also know that IBM isn't exactly open in all >> of its business and it, along with most for-profit companies, has an >> agenda. That agenda is not about being nice. It's about making money. >> >> -- >> Dustin Puryear >> President and Sr. Consultant >> Puryear Information Technology, LLC >> 225-706-8414 x112 >> http://www.puryear-it.com >> >> Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ >> >> >> willhill wrote: >>> I saw this article today: >>> >>> http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2008/08/novell_aint_the_bad_guy.html?CMP=OTC-6YE827253101&ATT=Novell+Aint+the+Bad+Guy >>> >>> and have to say that I don't like what Novel is doing. Software patents are >>> evil and Novel's endorsement of them is also evil. Any advantage Novel has >>> gained by through their deal is odious. GPL3 negates those advantages and >>> it >>> will eventually take over all GPL'd work. >>> >>> IBM has not really endorsed the deal either. They have also partnered with >>> Red Hat and Cononical which have both loudly refused M$'s money and patent >>> trap. >>> >>> What's more important about IBM's announcement is willingness to push for a >>> free world and the good chance they will get there. Just a few years ago, >>> that kind of talk would get you branded a "radical" or "zealot" ... even in >>> places like a LUG. IBM is doing a lot of good things for software freedom. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> General mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>> -- >>> This message was scanned by ESVA and is believed to be clean. >>> Click here to report this message as spam. >>> http://esva.puryear-it.com/cgi-bin/learn-msg.cgi?id= >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
