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LinuxWorld Australia: Users Scoff at Microsoft’s Linux IP Claims

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“IT managers have slammed Microsoft’s claims that Linux source
code infringes on its intellectual property, and have criticized
Novell’s deal with the company saying it grants validity to the
claims.

“Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer declared last month that Linux
users owe the company intellectual property for using patented
technologies, citing a 2004 report by insurance firm Open Source
Risk Management that claimed the Linux kernel potentially infringes
on 27 Microsoft patents…”

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