:Novell to SUSE Users: Don't Worry About Microsoft's Stand on GPLv3
Novell to SUSE Users: Don't Worry About Microsoft's Stand on GPLv3 Jul 10, 2007, 14 :15 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (8039 reads) (Other stories by John Fontana)
"Novell will continue to ship the complete version of its Linux enterprise server even though Microsoft is attempting to distance itself legally from the new General Public License (GPL) v3 open source license.
"Novell also assured customers that they would continue to be protected from Microsoft patent claims regarding any open source software, including components licensed under GPLv3, as spelled out in an agreement the two vendors signed in November. Microsoft made the same statement about continued patent protection in a press statement issued July 5..."