DFS <nospam@xxxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:
> Apparently there are many instances where Linux/OSS infringes on patents
> held by MS and others. They may be bogus patents that if challenged in
> court would be reversed based on prior art, but for the time being they're
> valid.
> MS isn't going to sue individual Linux/OSS developers and users because of
> the negative publicity that would result, and because of the potential fight
> from powerful OSS interests that have their own patents, including IBM, HP
> and Sun Microsystems.
In other words, they're worthless patents because microsoft wouldn't DARE
use them. So all their blather about linux is just so much hot air.
All mouth and no trousers.
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