Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Jul 2007 21:33 UTC
Even though patent talks between Microsoft and Red Hat broke down last year before Microsoft went on to sign a technical collaboration and patent indemnity deal with Novell, Red Hat is still willing to work with the Redmond software maker on the interoperability front. But the Linux vendor wants to limit those talks to pure interoperability between Windows and Red Hat Linux, with the goal of solving real customer problems, Paul Cormier, Red Hat's executive vice president of engineering, told eWEEK.
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2007-02-17
I stoled your coockies and you stoled mine, lets admit it and work it out.
This is OK. All Microsoft have to do is accept the Open Invention Network Patent License Agreement deal ... which is basically this:
http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/patents.php
"Open Invention Network believes that one of the keys to innovation in the Linux community is the ability to share software code and ideas. Open Invention Network acquires patents and makes them available royalty-free to any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux System."
In your terms, this deal essntially means: "I stoled your coockies and you stoled mine, lets call it quits".