Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> | In 2004 the administration temporarily suspended LiMux because of fears
> | that then-pending patent legislation could expose open source users to
> | new legal liabilities.
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> | Hofmann also admitted that once the process had recommenced, there
> | were further delays, because of difficulties in evaluating the various
> | bids for developing and maintaining the platform. But since then
> | everything has gone smoothly, he said.
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> http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsID=6369&pagtype=all
>
It just goes to show that legal matters do make an impact on the use of
technology. patents are like hidden time bombs. of course, that's my
segue towards mono and the microsoft patents hidden inside it ;-)
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