Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Novell: Deal with Microsoft Not an Admission of IP Infringement
>
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>| "Novell has never admitted that there are any Microsoft patents in
>| Linux," Lowry told BetaNews. "The mutual covenants not to sue
>| customers on patents was simply to remove the issue from the
>| table for our customers. Microsoft has, at times, chosen to
>| highlight the patent agreement in its public statements. We
>| believe the interoperability pieces have the most resonance
>| with customers. Regardless of what component of the deal one
>| chooses to focus on, it's important to keep the whole package
>| in mind, since it is, overall, positive for Linux."
> `----
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> http://www.betanews.com/article/Novell_Deal_with_Microsoft_Not_an_Admission_of_IP_Infringement/1172263821
> http://tinyurl.com/yo7nqn
>
Wow, they're changing their tune at a fantastic rate. I wonder what all
the money was for, then? I cannot see how this deal can be anything
other than highly damaging to Linux, as it quite deliberately raises the
spectre of patent issues around Linux. Cleary they do not apply outside
the US and Australia, but even so, for those companies who wish to trade
in those geographies, this will work very effectively as fud.
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