[SATLUG] More on the Novell/Microsoft agreement

[Dale Crummie]

Boy Howdy, it just keeps getting better and better:

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;839593139;fp;16;fpid;1

now Ballmer is says that all linux users are infringing on M$ patents:
"*because
Linux uses our intellectual property"*

On 11/8/06, Justizin <justizin at siggraph.org> wrote:
>
> Yeah, basically, it boils down to Microsoft saying:
>
>   "If ever we determine that the Linux kernel or any other part of
> common GNU/Linux distributions may somehow violate a patent of ours,
> we hereby absolve Novell's SUSE Enterprise Linux customers."
>
> Someone in slashdot, surprise, made a pretty good point in that IBM is
> more or less the greatest holder of patents, that somehow, someone in
> Redmond is probably violating an IBM patent right now, and if they
> *really* wanted to play hardball, IBM are big Linux fans these days.
>
> That said, I think this is just a marketing / FUD campaign.
> Microsoft's customers who are interested will also receive vouchers
> for SUSE Enterprise Linux support contracts or something.
>
> On 11/8/06, pixelnate <pixelnate at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_to_Pay_Novell_348_Million/1162966311
> >
> >  From this article, it seems like it is more a marketing agreement than
> > anything else.
> >
> >
> > ~Nate
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The box said:
"Requires Windows 95 or better."
So I installed LINUX