[dundee] Linus interview on the recent patent claims by M$

[Gordon Dunlop]

I think you have hit the nail on the head here. There are approximately 
300 active Linux distros, a lot of them are specialist distros that are 
based upon the main/popular distros so there will be a knock on effect. 
Personally, I would not like to see PCLinuxOS to cave into M$ as I 
particularly like this Texan distro.



Digit (SG) wrote:
> gah, typical M$ blackmail practice.
>
> if PCLinuxOS (thats the "PCLinux" u ment right?) caves, what does that 
> mean for distros based on it, like video linux*?  would the M$ lawyer 
> piddle trickle down, or has the branch already seperated and it's clean?
> and would that be the case with all other distros too?
>
> i'm like linus, not bothered at all really (though i feel like 
> uninstalling suse a little now just to cleanse myself haha), and know 
> that the power of the people will see another tyrant regime fall.
>
> "Rome falls nine times an hour" - Terrence McKenna.
>
> here's to GPL3!  :)
>
> * i have the iso downloaded, was about to get to installing it, would 
> like to know where it's future is likely headed.