On Friday 03 November 2006 16:14, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
That certainly depends on who put in the infringing code. If the kernel boffins, in all good faith, accept a kernel mod from Novell, only to find themselves and all non-Novell distros suddenly being sued by Microsoft,
I'm not worried about code put in by Novell NOW, because such code will already be looked upon with great suspicion. And also any time in the future. Regardless, if Novell does put in any infringing code, theirs or Microsoft's, they cannot then turn around and sue for that infringement, just as you cannot borrow my axe to chop up your furniture, then sue me for your loss, nor can your brother sue me if you were borrowing his furniture. It is quite possible, perhaps
On 2006-11-03 20:52, John Andersen wrote: probable, that the kernel developers will now demand that Novell give them full indemnification from any such event, whether intentional or inadvertent. I certainly hope so.