Today's Novell/M$ Headlines
Bruce Perens has written an open letter to Novell and invites you to add your signature.
The covenant of the GPL is that in the face of a software patent aggressor we must all hang together, lest we all hang separately. Novell accepted that covenant when you chose to include the Linux kernel, the GNU C library, and hundreds of additional works created at no charge to Novell by individuals in the Free Software community and licensed under the GPL.
Protest the Microsoft-Novell Patent Agreement.
Many Linux supporters were outraged by a provision in the agreement that implied Redmond-based Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might have grounds to sue Linux users for patent infringement. As part of the deal, Microsoft agreed not to sue customers that use Waltham, Mass.-based Novell's (NASDAQ: NOVL) flavor of Linux, SuSE Linux, but said the promise didn't extend to users of the Linux open-source operating system.
Novell, Microsoft deal spurs backlash
A Linux patent group formed by IBM, Sony, NEC, and Phillips said Microsoft is making "baseless" claims when it says Linux users need protection from patent infringement lawsuits.
The Open Invention Network, which also counts Novell and Red Hat as members, took Microsoft to task for claiming that Linux users needed protection.
"Those claims are baseless," Jerry Rosenthal, chief executive of OIN, said in a statement. "In fact, there have been no patent suits against Linux." OIN is an intellectual patent company formed to share Linux-related patents royalty free.
Linux Patent Group Says Microsoft's Claims Are 'Baseless'.
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