Comments on: Microsoft will not sue Linux for patent violations http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Circus-Killer http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-18524 Circus-Killer Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:51:39 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/#comment-18524 for me, the real thing is that MS has no leg to stand on. after all, from the days of windows 1.0 MS has been stealing from apple. i'm sure apple even tried to sue MS unsuccessfully. so if apple couldnt get away with sueing MS, i dont think MS shhould get away with suing anyone else. especially that there systems like steals far more from others than what others steal from MS. for me, the real thing is that MS has no leg to stand on. after all, from the days of windows 1.0 MS has been stealing from apple. i’m sure apple even tried to sue MS unsuccessfully. so if apple couldnt get away with sueing MS, i dont think MS shhould get away with suing anyone else. especially that there systems like steals far more from others than what others steal from MS.

]]> By: Catmoves http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-11436 Catmoves Fri, 18 May 2007 02:54:12 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/#comment-11436 Isn't it strange? The creator of Linux turns around, says he's going to sue Micro$oft for several hundred more violations of his program. Then M$ drops their suit. Oh, hahahahahahaha. Isn’t it strange? The creator of Linux turns around, says he’s going to sue Micro$oft for several hundred more violations of his program. Then M$ drops their suit. Oh, hahahahahahaha.

]]> By: john S http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-11281 john S Thu, 17 May 2007 03:53:33 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/#comment-11281 gotta agree with richard chapman.... they have made themselves irrelevant, the whole accusation may have been to try and rape another Novell but i don't think that anyone was silly enough who are they gonna sue anyway? open source users? all 29 million of us? better be a bloody big courtroom i wonder if any MS users will be there on the day? or will they continue to be the sheep that they have been the whole time? i think in the end, MS really underestimated the GPL, and i bet it hurt to know that they have our IP in their product, and the GPL forbids anyone to charge royalties on GPL software. it seems ironic that they can read GNU/linux source code, but we can't look at theirs to see what they have that is covered by GPL gotta agree with richard chapman….
they have made themselves irrelevant, the whole accusation may have been to try and rape another Novell
but i don’t think that anyone was silly enough
who are they gonna sue anyway?
open source users?
all 29 million of us?
better be a bloody big courtroom
i wonder if any MS users will be there on the day?
or will they continue to be the sheep that they have been the whole time?
i think in the end, MS really underestimated the GPL, and i bet it hurt to know that they have our IP in their product, and the GPL forbids anyone to charge royalties on GPL software.
it seems ironic that they can read GNU/linux source code, but we can’t look at theirs to see what they have that is covered by GPL

]]> By: Karel Miklav http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-11186 Karel Miklav Wed, 16 May 2007 08:36:56 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/#comment-11186 Ok, so it looks like we're winning. I suggest we focus on consolidation of NIX platforms and cross-platform interoperability now, and everything will be just fine. Ok, so it looks like we’re winning. I suggest we focus on consolidation of NIX platforms and cross-platform interoperability now, and everything will be just fine.

]]> By: Wesley Parish http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-11184 Wesley Parish Wed, 16 May 2007 07:35:49 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/#comment-11184 The pained sound you're hearing from Redmond is the sound of Microsoft spokespeople and executives with their (collective) feet in their (collective) mouths, making sure that Microsoft doesn't have a leg to stand on. Seriously, they can't get the support of the F/LOSS community for their fight against AT&T's patent absurdities, then turn around and stab the F/LOSS community in the back like that. Without losing so much reputation that any "victory" is horribly Pyrrhic. However, they must obviously enjoy the taste of their feet. This is far from the first time they've been caught with their feet in their mouths. The pained sound you’re hearing from Redmond is the sound of Microsoft spokespeople and executives with their (collective) feet in their (collective) mouths, making sure that Microsoft doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

Seriously, they can’t get the support of the F/LOSS community for their fight against AT&T’s patent absurdities, then turn around and stab the F/LOSS community in the back like that. Without losing so much reputation that any “victory” is horribly Pyrrhic.

However, they must obviously enjoy the taste of their feet. This is far from the first time they’ve been caught with their feet in their mouths.

]]> By: Keith Kube http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-11155 Keith Kube Wed, 16 May 2007 01:14:21 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/#comment-11155 There is of course another interpretation. There is a possiblity that Linux has patent infringing code. However, the same possiblity exists for Microsoft code. Lets say both possibilities are true. Given this, Microsoft does manage to extract royalties from 'Linux distributors', say on a per installation basis. However, Microsoft has to pay back to 'the Linux distributors' royaties, again on a per installation basis. I strongly suspect that under this scenario, Microsoft pays more than it receives, and that 'Linux distrubutors' could then 'win'. http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/press_release.php There is of course another interpretation. There is a possiblity that Linux has patent infringing code. However, the same possiblity exists for Microsoft code. Lets say both possibilities are true. Given this, Microsoft does manage to extract royalties from ‘Linux distributors’, say on a per installation basis. However, Microsoft has to pay back to ‘the Linux distributors’ royaties, again on a per installation basis. I strongly suspect that under this scenario, Microsoft pays more than it receives, and that ‘Linux distrubutors’ could then ‘win’. http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/press_release.php

]]> By: Richard Chapman http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-11106 Richard Chapman Tue, 15 May 2007 14:34:29 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2007/05/15/microsoft-will-not-sue-linux-for-patent-violations/#comment-11106 Me and the rest of the Internet had a vote and I lost. I get to tell you folks that you got your information a "little" backwards. You see it's Open Source who's not going to sue Microsoft. Not until the GPL3 rolls around that is. You see, collecting royalties on GPLed software is a big no-no. Microsoft is doing precisely what it's accusing others of doing. Collecting money for other peoples hard work. It also makes them very, very, very (did I say very?) angry. Don't worry though your paychecks will still be coming through for a long while. Not because Microsoft will be successful in their latest atrocity. No. Because they have a *lot* of money and it's going to take them a long time to die. In spite of the fact that they're still breathing, they have made themselves irrelevant. Me and the rest of the Internet had a vote and I lost. I get to tell you folks that you got your information a “little” backwards. You see it’s Open Source who’s not going to sue Microsoft. Not until the GPL3 rolls around that is. You see, collecting royalties on GPLed software is a big no-no. Microsoft is doing precisely what it’s accusing others of doing. Collecting money for other peoples hard work. It also makes them very, very, very (did I say very?) angry. Don’t worry though your paychecks will still be coming through for a long while. Not because Microsoft will be successful in their latest atrocity. No. Because they have a *lot* of money and it’s going to take them a long time to die. In spite of the fact that they’re still breathing, they have made themselves irrelevant.

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