In article <4708503.5WfvfEnH65@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>____/ Jeanette on Friday 12 October 2007 07:24 : \____
>
>> spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> Handover Phist <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:
>>>> Jeanette :
>>>>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071011205044141
>>>>>
>>>>> The first shot in a long war to stop Linux?
Too late. Yes, looks like linux is eating up quite
a share of windoze market. It is about 15% from what
I am seeing.
>>>>> Hold on this could be a long one
>>>
>>>> And interesting as hell! How many companies will die in the name of
>>>> killing Linux? How many puppets can MS buy before they litigate
>>>> themselves?
>>>
>>>> We live in interesting times.
>>>
>>> So... They're suing REDHAT... for having the gall to use window managers
>>> capable of using multiple desktops and/or multiple displays sharing the same
>>> desktop?
>>>
>>> How long has unix had X11 again?
>>>
>>> This patent was filed in 1987 (and granted in '91), it must've existed
>>> before then?
>> Novell is named also. So much for the patent protection they got
>> back doored
>
>This was predicated at some stage. Microsoft would use proxies to attack Novell
>and get around their 'special' deal.
It isn't even microsux as such. It is that fat mean monster,
and that is about all he is doing. I am not sure Willy is
that much interested in all these lawsuits.
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