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All That Got Stolen Was Microsoft’s Thunder

“It’s bad enough that Microsoft with its big war chest might sue
you for producing open source software. But what’s really hard to
take is the suggestion that you stooped to stealing Microsoft code
for your project. At the Open Source Business Conference this week
in San Francisco, one show organizer got his revenge.

“When Microsoft says open source code infringes its patents,
it’s a hard charge for Linux kernel developers to defend themselves
against. On the one hand, Microsoft won’t say what code and which
patents…”


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