[sclug] Open Letter to the Community from Novell

[ed]

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:02:52 +0000
"Roland Turner (SCLUG)" <raz.fpyht.bet.hx at raz.cx> wrote:

> On Wed, 2006-11-22 at 10:05 +0000, Alex Butcher wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, Roland Turner (SCLUG) wrote:
> > 
> > > Note in particular clause 7. If Microsoft is maneuvered into
> > > actually suing someone for patent infringement over use of
> > > non-Novell Linux, and wins (so it becomes established in law that
> > > running Linux does require licenses on Microsoft patents), then
> > > Novell will have to abort (or at least suspend) its Linux
> > > business overnight:
> > >
> > > GPLv2> For example, if a patent
> > > GPLv2> license would not permit royalty-free redistribution
> > > GPLv2> of the Program by all those who receive copies
> > > GPLv2> directly or indirectly through you, then the only way
> > > GPLv2> you could satisfy both it and this License would be to
> > > GPLv2> refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.
> > 
> > Not necessarily. Such an event would only prevent Novell/SuSE from
> > distributing individual infringing programs, rather than their
> > entire distro.
> 
> Apologies for the ambuguity: by "Linux" I meant "Linux" not "SUSE
> Linux Enterprise". If Microsoft is going to attack, the kernel is the
> place to strike.
>
they did attack that during the sco case... and lost (unless they
appeal, or are appealing, or wherever that has got to now). but this
time, they have the help of kernel patches to do their dirty work.

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