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Submission + - Is the Microsoft/Novell Deal a Litigation Bomb

Submitted by mpapet on Friday November 03, 2006 @03:00PM

mpapet writes: According to WINE developer Tom Wickline, the Microsoft/Novell deal for Suse support controls commercial customers use of Free Software. Is this the end of commercial OSS developers who are not a part of the Microsoft/Suse pact? More details at the reg.

Submission + - Ballmer Invites Patent Talks with Competing Linux

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orlinius

on Friday November 03, 2006 @02:59PM

orlinius writes: "Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company is open to talking to other Linux distributors about reaching mutual patent coverage deals similar to the agreement signed Nov. 2 with Novell. Such talks would be a good idea, Ballmer suggested, since now only Novell's SUSE Linux customers are the only Linux vendors that have any assurance that Microsoft won't sue for patent infringement. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2050848,00.as p?kc=EWEWEMNL103006EP17A"

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