Karanbir Singh wrote: > Lokesh Bhog wrote: >> Microsoft claims that free and open-source software violates more than 230 >> of its patents, according to a magazine report published Sunday. >> In an interview with Fortune, Microsoft top lawyer Brad Smith alleges that >> the Linux kernel violates 42 Microsoft patents, while its user interface and >> other design elements infringe on a further 65. OpenOffice.org is accused of >> infringing 45, along with 83 more in other free and open-source programs, >> according to Fortune. >> More info at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6183437.html >> > > This isnt really anything important - its the usual banter that has been > carrying on for a long time. Nothing really specific to worry about there. >
Actually, there might be a pattern here. The Novell pact, and then this. Seems linked to me. M$'s pact with Novell, gives Novell customers "immunity" to exactly this kind of attacks to their business. - Sandip _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
