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I really can get an idea of agreement between Microsft and Novell? I see that Microsoft will receive payment for GPL products. Am I correct?
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No, that's not quite correct. The deal basically means that Novell customers will be protected from Microsoft's litigations as far as software patents.
This implies that others are not protected, and creates an unbalanced situation.
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Submitted by admin on Wed, 2006-11-15 09:59.
Vote!Hi,
No, that's not quite correct. The deal basically means that Novell customers will be protected from Microsoft's litigations as far as software patents.
This implies that others are not protected, and creates an unbalanced situation.
Read groklaw for more information!
Admin.