Ian Lynch wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Christian Einfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 19-May-2007 08:11 > Subject: [odf-discuss] Sue me first, Microsoft! > To: ODF Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > hi, > > Maybe this is a good idea, maybe not. For the purposes of fighting > the Microsoft patent FUD, I have publicly challenged Microsoft to sue > me first for patent violations, if any, due to the fact that I use OOo > and several GNU Linux distros and whole bunch of FOSS besides that. > My goal here is to get lots of people to sign up on this page to show > that they are not afraid of Microsoft's unprovable, unmeritorious > patent claims against FOSS. Eight other people have joined me in > asking Microsoft to put up or shut up: > > http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sue_me_first_Microsoft_list > > If anyone on this list would like to join us, I would be grateful! > Also, if anyone thinks that this story is newsworthy, I would also be > grateful for a mention on digg or /. Thanks either way! > > I listed my reasons here for challenging Microsoft: > > http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sue_me_first% > 2C_Microsoft > > Also, many thanks to PJ and the Groklaw team for the very funny and > incisive story on the Novell coupons killing the Microsoft patent > claims: > > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070518124020691 >
If you live in the UK (as I assume because this is a mailing list aimed at people in the UK, and from the address at the bottom of your message), I'm not sure this will work. As far as I know, Microsoft's specific claims about patents only apply to the US, and a particular patent only applies in the country where it was applied for (except maybe in the EU). Also, as far as I know, software idea patents can't be granted in the EU (at least theoretically). So either way, if you're in the UK, I don't think Microsoft are even claiming to be able to sue you. -- Please avoid sending me Microsoft Office files - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html. Don't get Windows Vista, get GNU/Linux - http://www.getgnulinux.org. _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
