Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-02 Thread Doctor Smith
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:52:29 -0500, amicus_curious wrote: > "Doug Mentohl" wrote in message > news:gogicp$98...@news.datemas.de... >>7 wrote: >> >>> This is the first shot in their patent war. >> >> Not really, more like SCO 11 ... >> >> "Assertions are year-long, or two years long. Maybe Microso

Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-02 Thread amicus_curious
"Doug Mentohl" wrote in message news:gogicp$98...@news.datemas.de... 7 wrote: This is the first shot in their patent war. Not really, more like SCO 11 ... "Assertions are year-long, or two years long. Maybe Microsoft wanted to buy TomTom, but they didn't want to sell. So they started ass

Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-02 Thread Doug Mentohl
7 wrote: This is the first shot in their patent war. Not really, more like SCO 11 ... "Assertions are year-long, or two years long. Maybe Microsoft wanted to buy TomTom, but they didn't want to sell. So they started asserting patents, hoping to encourage them to at least only license Micros

Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-01 Thread 7
Andrew Halliwell wrote: > 7 wrote: >> The most vigorous way Tom Tom can defend itself is to eliminate support >> for micoshaft products and ask the Open Source community to help it write >> EXT2 drivers for all its products. And then freely distribute the sources >> to help all the China, Korea a

Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-01 Thread Andrew Halliwell
7 wrote: > The most vigorous way Tom Tom can defend itself is to eliminate support > for micoshaft products and ask the Open Source community to help it write > EXT2 drivers for all its products. And then freely distribute the sources > to help all the China, Korea and Taiwan manufacturers to elim

Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-01 Thread 7
amicus_curious wrote: > > "Doug Mentohl" wrote in message > news:goeu49$u5...@news.datemas.de... >> Q: Is the technology being used by TomTom something it developed on its >> own, or is it outside or open-source technology that they're using? >> >> Gutierrez: Well, it's hard for me to tell where

Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-01 Thread amicus_curious
"Doug Mentohl" wrote in message news:goeu49$u5...@news.datemas.de... Q: Is the technology being used by TomTom something it developed on its own, or is it outside or open-source technology that they're using? Gutierrez: Well, it's hard for me to tell where the technology comes from .. the c

Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-01 Thread Doug Mentohl
See also .. "Microsoft at a Crossroads: Future Trend-Setter or Future Pariah?" http://www.acrossad.com/articles/msftfuture.html ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-01 Thread 7
Doug Mentohl wrote: > Q: Is the technology being used by TomTom something it developed on its > own, or is it outside or open-source technology that they're using? > > Gutierrez: Well, it's hard for me to tell where the technology comes > from .. the case involves infringement of Microsoft patent

Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents ..

2009-03-01 Thread Doug Mentohl
Q: Is the technology being used by TomTom something it developed on its own, or is it outside or open-source technology that they're using? Gutierrez: Well, it's hard for me to tell where the technology comes from .. the case involves infringement of Microsoft patents by TomTom devices that em