Microsoft hoisted by its own patent petard
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| This had already been predicted but I didn't want to cover it until
| the Free Software Foundation made it official, which it has done
| with the publication of the last call draft of the GPLv3, but it
| appears that Microsoft's plan to restrict its patent covenant to
| SUSE Linux users has backfired.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/06/microsoft_hoist.html
Are Microsoft and the FSF heading for the mother of all court battles?
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| In recent weeks Microsoft has tried to paint itself as the victim of
| a concerted effort by the free software community to sabotage its
| agreement with Novell.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/06/are_microsoft_a.html#comments
See the comments. No battle. No court.
Here's a bizarre claim that comes from Novell, which is probably in a state
of denial.
Final GPLv3 Draft Provisions 'Good for Novell Customers'
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| "We note that the language which grandfathered the Novell-Microsoft
| agreement remains in the draft. All of this is good news for our
| customers," he said.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2140281,00.asp
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