 MS claims Linux violates 235 patents |
| MS claims Linux violates 235 patents |
 May 14 2007, 03:25 PM
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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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May 14 2007, 04:29 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
well there's lots of similiar cases out there, stuff like video/audio compression codecs & algorithms. if there is ever a large suit about anything related to software patents, the outcome will set a precedent for all kinds of future software suits.
personally I don't know what the solution is... if Programmer Bob came up with a new video codec that is Super HD 80000000p resolution with 17 channel surround sound and can be streamed over a tin can and string network, he deserves to make tons of money off of it. If a company develops some innovative new interface for a device, they deserve to make money off of it, without it being copied by others for free. I honestly don't see the draw for anyone programming under the GNU. Free software puts all of us out of a job. |
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impala454 MS claims Linux violates 235 patents May 14 2007, 03:25 PM
impala454 I think the free software people argument that ... May 14 2007, 03:38 PM Overlord Microsoft has been saying for years that Linux and... May 14 2007, 03:41 PM impala454 yeah there's nothing specific listed, but they... May 14 2007, 03:47 PM Overlord I bet I know one of the infringed patents: the su... May 14 2007, 03:54 PM zetec yeah i saw this too, and the sudo patent. I honest... May 14 2007, 04:18 PM zetec just for the record, the mozilla foundation made s... May 14 2007, 04:50 PM Overlord Mozilla makes 55+ million a year off of firefox, a... May 14 2007, 04:52 PM
impala454 QUOTE (Overlord @ May 14 2007, 05:52 PM) ... May 15 2007, 07:59 AM chook Microsoft would get sued back hard if they tried t... May 14 2007, 08:35 PM zetec http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS6670466370.html
... May 14 2007, 11:20 PM impala454 there's a part of the article I posted talking... May 15 2007, 07:50 AM FORSAKENR320 NSFW: http://www.jackgregory.com/images/Miss%20Pig... May 15 2007, 08:13 AM Overlord Microsoft just announced they won't be suing L... May 15 2007, 08:51 AM zetec QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ May 15 2007, 09:13 ... May 16 2007, 01:14 AM |
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