On Sunday 24 April 2005 12:18 pm, Paul M wrote: > Miark wrote: > > On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:38:58 -0400, Mr. wrote: > >>All politics aside, this might be one worth watching. > >> > >>http://linuxtoday.com/it_management/2005042202526NWSWPB > > > > If I remember correctly, the Israelis have been pissed off at > > Microsoft for a long time (years?) and at one point were going > > out of their way to hand out CDs with OpenOffice. One of their > > ministries may have already made OS switches to Linux, too. But > > this is certainly another huge step. I didn't realize that > > "Israel is home to 4,000 technology companies, second only to > > California's Silicon Valley in its concentration of > > technological innovation." > > > > Miark > > I've just been looking over the stuff from last August, when Munich > decided to delay the change over to linux. Every article contains the > same lines: > > "According to the Open Source Risk Management Association, Linux may > infringe 283 patents. And a recently unearthed memo from HP states that > "basically Microsoft is going to use the legal system to shut down > open-source software." > > Using google the only references to "the Open Source Risk Management > Association" lead back to these same lines. > > Anybody any idea who "the Open Source Risk Management Association" is? > > Sorry, anybody any evidence for who "the Open Source Risk Management > Association" is? Your right they don't seem to exist on the internet, so how come they need to manage open source risk? I bet they were black suits, white shirts, black ties and dark glasses and have a ID biometrics pass to a Redmond Office building. : ) -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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