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Re: Will Linspire be the next to cave to Microsoft Extortion?

  • Subject: Re: Will Linspire be the next to cave to Microsoft Extortion?
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 22:02:05 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / Netscape
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__/ [ Geico Caveman ] on Tuesday 15 May 2007 18:25 \__

> John Locke wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 15 May 2007 09:08:57 -0700, Jeanette Russo
>> <jrusso2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>>This week, Microsoft laid out the next chapter in their plans regarding
>>>patents and open source Linux software, by going public with the claim
>>>that Linux infringes on some 235 of their software patents. The first
>>>chapter in this story began back in November of last year, when
>>>Microsoft entered into a agreement with Novell. The agreement included
>>>technical collaboration between Microsoft and Novell, in an effort to
>>>bring better interoperability between MS Windows and Linux. However, as
>>>I pointed out at the time, the main thrust of this agreement was really
>>>about patents and was Microsoft's way of trying to monetize any success
>>>Linux might have. Since this time, Dell too has entered the playing
>>>field, by announcing its plans to begin offering Novell's Linux products
>>>which include a promise from Microsoft not to sue users over any
>>>infrigements of Microsoft's alleged IP.
>>>
>>>These events, in my opinion, form the most important dynamic today as to
>>>the future success of Linux. How will all of this affect open source
>>>software and Linux? What should the open source community do? And...what
>>>will Linspire do?
>>>
>> In order to sue someone, you need a legal basis for the lawsuit. I
>> rather doubt that any court in the U.S. would uphold Microsoft's
>> dubious patent claims.
> 
> You are missing the point completely.
> 
> Microsoft is leveraging the threat of lawsuits to make companies like
> Novell keel over. They are never going to actually sue someone big because
> then they would get exposed for the money stealing mafia dons that we know
> they are.

Is Linspire with OIN?   (yet?)

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