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

[Digit (SG)]

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.
On 14/06/07, Gordon Dunlop <gordon at zubenel.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
> I reckon there will be two more U.S. distros to cave in, PCLinux and
> Mepis, leaving Fedora to carry the free flag in the U.S.
>
> We will wait and see if I am right.
>
> Gordon
>
>
>
> Arron Finnon wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Just came across a recent interview with Linus on the whole M$ patent
> > dispute, it's broken in to 4 pages;  here's the first part to start
> > you off;
> >
> > http://efytimes.com/archive/preview.asp?articleid=19
> >
> > And news to day that Linspire and M$ have struck a deal, is there any
> > commercial linux vendor safe from the grasps of the Richmond Massive
> >
> > Arron
> >
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