The problems with Microsoft's Moonlight solution
Feb 13, 2009, 17:46 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Matt Asay)
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""There is a patent covenant for anyone that downloads
[Moonlight] from Novell," answered de Icaza, who then acknowledged
that "as to extending the patents to third parties -- you have to
talk to Microsoft."
"This answer led Schroepfer to point out the inconsistency
between having products that are called open source but are
"patent-encumbered."
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