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Re: [opensuse-project] Update on the Microsoft deal - Letter to the Community by Novell
- From: Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:50:47 +0100
- Message-id: <homz6l2cbc.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Silviu Marin-Caea <silviu_marin-caea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Tuesday 21 November 2006 13:44, Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
>
>> I would say that Microsoft checked their software and found out that
>> they were infringing Novell Patents. For this reason they pushed to this
>> agreement and are now happy they have their customers save.
>
> Then shouldn't it have to read "At Microsoft we undertook our own analysis of
> __Novell's__ patent portfolio and concluded that it was necessary and
> important to create a patent covenant for customers of these products. We are
> gratified that such a solution is now in place."
It goes both directions:
"Microsoft and Novell have agreed to disagree on whether certain open
source offerings infringe Microsoft patents and whether certain
Microsoft offerings infringe Novell patents."
So, this sounds to me as if there is saying "MS infringe" and
Microsoft saying "Linux infringes" - and the other side disagrees...
Andreas
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Andreas Jaeger, aj@xxxxxxx, http://www.suse.de/~aj/
SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
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> On Tuesday 21 November 2006 13:44, Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
>
>> I would say that Microsoft checked their software and found out that
>> they were infringing Novell Patents. For this reason they pushed to this
>> agreement and are now happy they have their customers save.
>
> Then shouldn't it have to read "At Microsoft we undertook our own analysis of
> __Novell's__ patent portfolio and concluded that it was necessary and
> important to create a patent covenant for customers of these products. We are
> gratified that such a solution is now in place."
It goes both directions:
"Microsoft and Novell have agreed to disagree on whether certain open
source offerings infringe Microsoft patents and whether certain
Microsoft offerings infringe Novell patents."
So, this sounds to me as if there is saying "MS infringe" and
Microsoft saying "Linux infringes" - and the other side disagrees...
Andreas
--
Andreas Jaeger, aj@xxxxxxx, http://www.suse.de/~aj/
SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
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