[Lancaster] Microsoft Getting Paid for Patents in Linux?

[mp]

hi,

Ken Hough wrote:
> I've just seen this article:
> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/11/1443211
> 
> As a long time and very satisfied user of SuSE (now under Novell), this
> upsets me. How can the Linux fraternity best respond?

You can sign the petition: http://techp.org/petition/show/1

Maybe you want to read Moglen's analysis:
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/11/20/eben_moglen_on_microsoft_novell/

and someone on Perens':
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/07/perens_on_ms_novell/

and of course stop using Nove££ ASAP.

-mp


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