For another point of view...
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100408153953613
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When IBM announced the patent pledge, they specifically reserved the
right to defend itself from attack:
IBM has no intention of asserting its patent portfolio against the
Linux kernel, unless of course we are forced to defend ourselves,
said Nick Donofrio, senior vice president for technology
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Subject: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04
Counter points.
quoteWhy I Believe IBM is Free to Sue The Pants Off TurboHercules/quote
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100408153953613
quoteThe recent attacks on IBM patent use by some in the open-source
community are way out of line./quote
This story becomes quite interesting
Up to now when some company was trying to enter this market they could buy
and sell each other ( we remember PSI or T3 )
But this time what they are talking about a breach of patent by a Q public
license software named Hercules.
I am definitely no lawyer but
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04/ibm-breaks-oss-patent-promise-targets-mainframe-emulator.ars
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