Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator

2010-04-10 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
For another point of view... http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100408153953613 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Sea

Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator

2010-04-09 Thread Bruno Sugliani
This story becomes quite interesting Up to now when some company was trying to enter this market they could buy and sell each other ( we remember PSI or T3 ) But this time what they are talking about a breach of patent by a Q public license software named Hercules. I am definitely no lawyer but t

Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator

2010-04-09 Thread McKown, John
Counter points. Why I Believe IBM is Free to Sue The Pants Off TurboHercules http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100408153953613 The recent attacks on IBM patent use by some in the open-source community are way out of line. http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/7034/1/ Linux Fo

Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator

2010-04-09 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:34 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04

Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator

2010-04-09 Thread Lou Losee
When IBM announced the patent pledge, they specifically reserved the right to defend itself from attack: "IBM has no intention of asserting its patent portfolio against the Linux kernel, unless of course we are forced to defend ourselves," said Nick Donofrio, senior vice president for technology a

OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator

2010-04-08 Thread Ed Gould
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04/ibm-breaks-oss-patent-promise-targets-mainframe-emulator.ars -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: