http://www.novell.com/linux/microsof...en_letter.html
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Our interest in signing this agreement was to secure interoperability and joint sales agreements, but Microsoft asked that we cooperate on patents as well
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Microsoft ha gettato l'amo, e i pesci hanno abboccato...
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In this agreement, Novell and Microsoft each promise not to sue the other's customers for patent infringement.
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Peccato che parte dell'accordo prevede un compenso alla Microsoft per questo
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We disagree with the recent statements made by Microsoft on the topic of Linux and patents.
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Troppo tardi.
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Importantly, our agreement with Microsoft is in no way an acknowledgment that Linux infringes upon any Microsoft intellectual property. When we entered the patent cooperation agreement with Microsoft, Novell did not agree or admit that Linux or any other Novell offering violates Microsoft patents.
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Contraddizione a tutto tondo. Dicono: Linux non viola brevetti Microsoft, ma poi si mettono d'accordo proprio su questi brevetti e addirittura concordano un compenso.
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We have a strong patent portfolio...
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<sic>
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...and we have leveraged that portfolio for the benefit of the open source community.
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Come se chi produce software proprietario fosse il diavolo
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