More Patent Threats From Microsoft

Oct 20, 2008, 12:02 (2 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Pamela Jones)

"So, more threats to try to force Red Hat to sign a deal that violates the GPL and that the GPLv3 makes very interesting in effects for Microsoft. I almost hope they mean it this time. Talk about anticompetitive use of patents, though. Nothing but the destruction of the FOSS development model and chosen license structure will do."

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