Michael Tolly's column gives very good insight into Microsoft's real motivations. We should all remember that Microsoft's contract with Novell is for 3 years only. After that Microsoft is under no obligation not to sue.....!!! (http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2006/121806tolly.html ) "You have to give Microsoft credit. With one announcement the company significantly undermined the enterprise Linux movement while superficially offering it support."
----- Original Message ---- From: Andrew Lentvorski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Main Discussion List for KPLUG <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 5:00:56 PM Subject: Microsoft using patents to attack the GPL This is obviously thirdhand (I'd love to see the actual comments), but from: http://samba.org/samba/news/articles/low_point/column11.html "The only sparks that flew where when Microsoft made it abundantly clear that they would use their patent portfolio to prevent the spread of GPL software. Section seven of the GPL (the implicit patent grant of the license) now looks like the most prescient writing Richard Stallman has ever done. If you're not familiar with it I'd suggest you read it and understand why using the GPL to protect your Free Software is so important." -a -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
