Sparda Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6137486.html I don't know what I'm supposed to say about this... I was instructed to post this by DLSS (why he didn't do it him self I don't know). I guess it would be max lolz though. Microsoft sues 'select group' of Linux users for patent infringement, GPL maintainer turns around and changes the license to say "It's all or nothing, sue us all or fuck right off!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garda Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 nice! the problem for alot of corporations with the GPL was always about how to get around the GPL. How to either destroy free software, or how to get at all of this free software and turn it proprietory. In this case in particular it seems the MS and Novell are trying to use patents to achieve this. Sure, the software is free, but the patents that we own, they belong to us and you can't actually use your own software that you wrote yourself because it infringes on our patent. That's why the GPLv3 is really important. All of the new anti-patent stuff is really important to protect free software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 Should MS's case actually hold up in court, there is always BSD. Microsoft cannot make free software go away no matter how much money they waste trying to make it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLSS Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 thnx sparda ! yeah i couldnt post it myself @ that point and its an interesting update on the ms&novel deal topic ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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