Why Novell Might Need 'Plan B' For Linux Distribution
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| Novell says its alliance with Microsoft is a key part of its Linux
| sales strategy. It may need to rethink that. On Thursday, the Free
| Software Foundation took aim at the partnership with a deal-busting
| final draft of the new open source license.
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/05/why_novell_migh.html
Novell thinks it's safe
http://www.novell.com/prblogs/?p=345 ( 'Last call' draft of GPLv3 )
But the very latest draft suggests otherwise:
http://gplv3.fsf.org/gpl-draft-2007-05-31.html
"If, pursuant to or in connection with a single transaction or
arrangement, you convey, or propagate by procuring conveyance of, a
covered work, and grant a patent license to some of the parties
receiving the covered work authorizing them to use, propagate, modify
or convey a specific copy of the covered work, then the patent license
you grant is automatically extended to all recipients of the covered
work and works based on it."
It seems like the 'press' continues to lie on behalf of Microsoft and Novell.
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