Computer Business Review: Microsoft Patent Deal Could Leave Novell Behind | Linux Today

Computer Business Review: Microsoft Patent Deal Could Leave Novell Behind

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 24, 2006

“Open source advocate Bruce Perens has warned Novell Inc that it
risks being left behind by open source progress unless it turns its
back on its recent patent covenant with Microsoft Corp.

“Waltham, Massachusetts-based Novell might have negotiated the
deal with Microsoft for its SUSE Linux Enterprise users, but that
has left Microsoft free to accuse the wider Linux user base of
infringing its intellectual property…”


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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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