Microsoft's Linux Deals: Tempest in a Teapot for Developers | Linux Today

Microsoft’s Linux Deals: Tempest in a Teapot for Developers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 2, 2007

“Microsoft’s relationship with the open source development
community continued to evolve last month, with the company adding
three suppliers of the Linux operating system to cross-licensing
agreements.

“Among the deals announced in June were agreements with Linux
supplier Xandros Inc., Linspire Inc. and mobile device manufacture
LG Electronics. The agreements are the first since Microsoft and
Novell Inc.’s landmark cross-licensing and patent-liability
indemnification pact in November…”

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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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