There's more to it than this, but basically, Novell did a deal that
many feel violates the spirit of the GPL if not the letter of it by
"paying" Microsoft a fee for the use of their software patents in
exchange for MS agreeing not to go after Novell or their customers for
using any software in "violation" of their patents. 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.
Read more here:
http://techp.org/p/1
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