Red Hat welcomes other Microsoft pledge (Score 1)

Red Hat deputy general counsel Mark Webbink's remarks about the Novell-Microsoft deal sounds a little like sour grapes. He welcomed Microsoft's other effort when Red Hat benefited as well. In response to Microsoft's patent pledge (the Open Specification Promise), Webbink said: "Red Hat believes that the text of the OSP gives sufficient flexibility to implement the listed specifications in software licensed under free and open source licenses. We commend Microsoft's efforts to reach out to representatives from the open source community and solicit their feedback on this text, and Microsoft's willingness to make modifications in response to our comments."