[Novalug] Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software

gregory pryzby greg@pryzby.org
Mon May 14 16:21:51 EDT 2007


http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/
http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/about_members.php

To be clear, there is an effort ofwith members and companies have
added their portofolio 

On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 03:34:59PM -0400, Joel Fouse wrote:
> Actually, that's is a strategy RedHat and others have pursued -- build up your
> own patent portfolios, not because you believe in the worth of software
> patents, but so that if/when someone (like now) pursues litigation on this
> basis you can answer in kind and in effect nullify their "harm done" argument.
> 
> On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 15:05 -0400, Herminio Hernandez wrote:
> 
>     Oh Brother! Talk about retarded! Some should sue Microsoft for stealing
>     tcp/ip from unix!
> 
>     On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 12:37 -0400, Joel Fouse wrote:
>     > LJ weighs in...
>     >
>     > http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000221

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