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:KDEdevelopers.org: If Novell and Microsoft Were in the Car Production and Sales Business...
KDEdevelopers.org: If Novell and Microsoft Were in the Car Production and Sales Business...
Nov 11, 2006, 05 :00 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (9192 reads)

"Look at it this way for a moment:

  • "If I, as an end-user, bought a car from Ford, that does indeed contain technology infringing some patent owned by DaimlerChrysler--would there by any likelihood that Ford would sue me, the end-user?
  • "However, if I, as an end-user, buy a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, that *may* contain (well, it doesn't, and never will, as Novell strongly reassures me) software patented technology owned by Microsoft--would there be any likelihood that Microsoft would sue me, the end-user?

"Let's do a little thought experiment..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
However, if Microsoft were to successful ...   However...   
judecn
Nov 11, 2006, 07:11:26
 
That KDE guy has found more peculiaritie ...   More contradictions in Novell's PR   
digger
Nov 11, 2006, 13:59:43
 
> ... they would probably not have the c ...   Complex issues   
Anonymous
Nov 11, 2006, 16:26:35
 
behind the deal.    In fact, I'll be ...   We don't know the REAL reasons   
GreyGeek
Nov 11, 2006, 16:35:29
 
For a similar scenario, I'd look at  ...   Kodak   
James E LaBarre
Nov 11, 2006, 21:01:14
 
 Consider that Novell IS THE MAJOR PLAYE ...   Re: We don't know the REAL reasons   
jp
Nov 11, 2006, 21:59:51
 
Further, RH's server desktop is base ...   Re: We don't know the REAL reasons   
Finalzone
Nov 12, 2006, 06:32:34
 
>  Were Novell to "customize" the GNOME  ...   Re: Re: We don't know the REAL reasons   
Rainer Weikusat
Nov 12, 2006, 14:27:32
 
 The main advantage of Gnome in a commer ...   Re: Re: Re: We don't know the REAL reasons   
jp
Nov 13, 2006, 06:52:44
 
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