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Subject:    Re: [JAXLUG] From freedom to slavery; a week of two distros
From:       Gene Cronk <gcronk () trsg ! net>
Date:       2006-11-07 16:34:29
Message-ID: 4550B595.5040408 () trsg ! net
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There's always PJ's commentary (which is usually very good):

http://groklaw.net/

Scroll down a bit, you'll see 2 entries relating to this.
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David-Paul Niner wrote:
> Is there anyone on this list familiar enough with patent law to know 
> whether or not Microsoft could selectively sue individual corporations 
> for violations, or would they have to level multiple lawsuits against 
> all (supposed) violators?
> 
> DP
> 
> Quoting Kyle Gonzales <kyle.gonzales@gmail.com>:
> 
>> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/node/1851
>>
>> My favorite paragraph:
>>
>> "Rather than the deceptions, deliberately false and misleading
>> statements, and half truths we hear from Novell, we can be thankful
>> that Steve Ballmer from Microsoft has chosen to be very clear and
>> explicit about what they (Microsoft) believe this agreement actually
>> means; The distributors of other versions of Linux cannot assure their
>> customers that Microsoft won't sue for patent infringement. "If a
>> customer says, 'Look, do we have liability for the use of your
>> patented work?' Essentially, If you're using non-SUSE Linux, then I'd
>> say the answer is yes," Ballmer said. For Microsoft, it is about
>> patent extortian, and like the neighborhood thug that shakes down
>> local grocery stores looking to pay off the local police, it is about
>> Microsoft trying to find a thin veneer of legitimacy through the help
>> of Novell for enabling its intended thuggery. Thank you so very much
>> Novell."
>>
>> *sigh*
>>
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