LXer: Microsoft's Patent War Against Linux: TomTom Settles, Linux Loses
Published at LXer:
What Microsoft really wants from TomTom isn't money, but building fear about Linux in other companies. Microsoft wants you to believe you need a Microsoft license to deploy Open Source software. Bruce Perens analyzes the unfortunate outcome of the TomTom/Microsoft patent settlement. Read More... |
I don't see how Linux looses. They were not directly attacked.
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I agree. Since this never came to court, we still don't know how valid the MS patents are. This is what Groklaw says:
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I completely agree. If the goal of MS here was to put Linux in a corner, they never would have settled with TomTom. A settlement is a pretty poor legal precedent whereas a court decision would give them some pretty powerful ammo to come after Linux, at least around FAT file names. |
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