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Microsoft Strikes GPLv3 Software From Linspire Patent Deal

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“Microsoft says software that’s licensed under a new version of
a popular open source license isn’t covered by the patent
protection deal it recently signed with desktop Linux distributor
Linspire.

“In a posting on its Web site, Microsoft said the Linspire
client software protected by the patent deal doesn’t include any
parts of the distribution that ‘comprise or include Foundry
Products, Clone Products, GPLv3 Software, or Other Excluded
Products…'”


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