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[Alan Dayley]

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Alex Dean wrote:
> Micah DesJardins wrote:
>> It basically lays
>> the groundwork for MS to try to enforce their software patents against
>> those who might be using them without paying a license fee.
>>   
> My question from the beginning of this has been "which patents?".  Does 
> anyone know what intellectual property of Microsoft's that Linux distros 
> are allegedly infringing on?  I've never heard anyone actually spell 
> that out, or even speculate on it.

Neither Novell nor MS will specify the patents involved.  Giving the
benefit of the doubt, Novell probably can't per terms of the agreement.
 (BTW, all the terms of the agreement have not be made public, nor are
they likely ever to be.)

MS won't specify because, as soon as they do, FS/OSS developers will
have the knowledge of either or both debunking them with prior art and
writing them out of the code.  Then MS won't have a FUD club anymore.

Alan

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