FSFE Says Microsoft Patent Claims Don't Add Up | Linux Today

FSFE Says Microsoft Patent Claims Don’t Add Up

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 21, 2007

“The Free Software Foundation Europe responded to Microsoft’s
patent claims against Linux and open source late last week by
stating that the company’s actions don’t suggest patent claims in
Microsoft’s favor.

“The FSFE was responding to Microsoft’s claim that Linux and
other free and open source projects infringe 235 of its patents and
that vendors need to repeat its patent covenant deal with Novell to
ensure that they are providing unencumbered software…”


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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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