David Brodbeck wrote: > I'd be interested in seeing references to that.
http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/199501735/microsoft-waves-patent-lawsuit-stick-at-linux.htm Quote: "Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith and licensing head Horacio Gutierrez threw gasoline on the fire by offering for the first time a precise count of the patents they think have been infringed: 235 patents, 42 by the Linux operating system alone. [...] The company's preferred path is cross-licensing deals, in which it defuses the legal issues around its patents without defanging them entirely by striking "patent swap" agreements with its rivals." In short: owning patents seems to be the only way to defend yourself. > I'd think they'd want to avoid the loss of goodwill. Unfortunately, Larry Ellison seems to care about goodwill as much as Darth Vader as the Android lawsuit vs Google shows. > To me this all seems like speculation and FUD. I'm not sure it's > going to lead to a useful discussion. I think such things need to be discussed. I asked the questions because I hope for an answer from people who understand this situation better than me. OI looks very interesting, but considering how agressive and lawsuit-happy Oracle is I want to get a bit more information before I start using it or recommend it to others. _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
