[Gllug] Microsoft announces deals with Lynux !

[Caroline Ford]

On Sat, 2006-11-04 at 03:47 +0000, Pete Ryland wrote:
> On 03/11/06, Simon Morris <sm at fsfe.org> wrote:
> > So.. does this say that software developed by Novell for GNU/Linux
> > systems can be used by Novells customers without fear of patent
> > enforcement by Microsoft?
> >
> > Does that apply to users of other distributions or is Novell now looking
> > at including more non-free software in their products?
> >
> > Either way - this announcement stinks :(
> 
> And it's a bit strange as well.  I'm thinking along the lines of a
> member of the SUsE community releasing their work under the GPL, then
> another distro also including it.  Is that then covered by the patent
> amnesty, or would MS then go after the users of the other distro's
> package?  If that is indeed the case, then anyone could then just say
> "I'm a SuSE community member" and bingo, instant protection.

To make people think that linux users will be sued for breaking software
patents? Therefore so-called free software could be very expensive?

If there wasn't a patent issue then Novell wouldn't have made that
announcement, right?

Caroline



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