Linux Foundation Prepares For Microsoft's Legal Action | Linux Today

Linux Foundation Prepares For Microsoft’s Legal Action

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 15, 2007

“The Linux Foundation is prepared to defend any Linux user
charged with violating Microsoft’s patents, but Executive Director
Jim Zemlin adds that a critical review of Windows code would show
that it can be claimed to violate other vendors’ patents as
well.

“‘If you use Windows, Solaris, [IBM’s] AIX or any similar
operating system, you have the same patent infringement risk as
using Linux. Microsoft should be careful of what it starts because
it doesn’t know where it will end,’ said Zemlin in an
interview…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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