yes ;) I was reading the same thing -- If they promise not to sue one group of people they cannot sue anyone. Somewhere a tiny violin is playing....
On 11/23/06, Wayne Putterill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's beginning to look like MS may lose this one big time if Linux > moves to using GPL3: > > "Suppose GPL3 says something like, 'if you distribute (or procure the > distribution), of a program (or parts of a program) - and if you make > patent promises partially to some subset of the distributees of the > program - then under this license you have given the same promise or > license at no cost in royalties or other obligations to all persons to > whom the program is distributed'." > > "If GPL 3 goes into effect with these terms in it, Novell will > suddenly becomes a patent laundry; the minute Microsoft realizes the > laundry is under construction it will withdraw." > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/20/eben_moglen_on_microsoft_novell/ > > On 22/11/06, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > aren't the saying that they have patents that Linux infringes on, and > > they agree not to go after anyone who gets it through Novell? Which > > pointedly excludes people who buy from Red Hat. Or, presumably, > > download an rpm all by themselves. > > > > On 11/22/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It was Microsoft's latest agreement with Novell in which it agreed > > > to pay Novell $536 million and promised to share technology in order > > > to have Windows and Suse Linux interoperate that rang a bell. > > > > > > http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/11/21/48OPreality_1.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:221241 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
