Subj : Microsoft vs. open-source
To   : Rassilon
From : Mercyful Fate
Date : Mon Mar 29 2010 10:48 am

  Re: Microsoft vs. open-source
  By: Rassilon to Nightfox on Sat Mar 27 2010 20:40:00

 >   Re: Microsoft vs. open-source
 >   By: Nightfox to art on Sat Jan 30 2010 10:35 pm

 >  > in factt, a few years
 >  > ago, I heard stories that Microsoft tried to claim that certain code in L
 >  > violates Microsoft's patents, therefore claiming royalties on Linux).

 > Are you serious?  Did Microsoft get away with it?

They haven't done anythign yet, but i also think it's too general of a
statement, as linux is only the Kernel, they would have to sue GNU that
suppulse bascially the entire OS Systems that the Kernel runs.. It's tricky,
and will be interesting to see what they pull out of thier bagof tricks.  Plus
it will be interesting to claim royalties on a FREE Systems that doesn't make
anything other then support :)

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