patent licensing

Microsoft Patent Claims Pose No Immediate Risk for Linux Users

by on October 12, 2007 · 1 comment

Recently I wrote post about Microsoft FUD and risk for Linux user, especially Redhat Linux users. I received couple of emails. One of them pointed out me Gartner research report entitled “Microsoft Patent Claims Pose No Immediate Risk for Users”: Microsoft claims that a variety of open-source software projects violate its software patents. A general [...]

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Microsoft Patent FUD: Red Hat Linux User Will Have To Pay

by on October 9, 2007 · 1 comment

Steve Ballmer believes that people who use Red Hat Linux have an obligation to compensate Microsoft He has warned users of Red Hat Linux that they will have to pay Microsoft for its intellectual property. SCO tried and failed badly to prove that it owns the intellectual property to Linux. They are facing bankruptcy. Microsoft’s [...]

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