MS claims Linux violates 235 patents Options

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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/for...33867/index.htm?

could be a huge cluster for either side. will be interesting to see what happens.

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yeah there's nothing specific listed, but they broke it down into categories. it'll be interesting to see if/when they provide specifics. the article is long but a pretty interesting read.

But he does break down the total number allegedly violated - 235 - into categories. He says that the Linux kernel - the deepest layer of the free operating system, which interacts most directly with the computer hardware - violates 42 Microsoft patents. The Linux graphical user interfaces - essentially, the way design elements like menus and toolbars are set up - run afoul of another 65, he claims. The Open Office suite of programs, which is analogous to Microsoft Office, infringes 45 more. E-mail programs infringe 15, while other assorted FOSS programs allegedly transgress 68.