Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 7th Aug 2007 17:43 UTC, submitted by JK
Microsoft has succeeded in fracturing the Linux and open-source community with the patent indemnity agreements it has entered into with several prominent vendors, Ubuntu leader and Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth told eWEEK. The strategy behind that was to drive a wedge into the open-source community and unsettle the marketplace, Shuttleworth said. He also took issue with the software maker for not disclosing the 235 of its patents it claims are being violated by Linux and other open-source software.
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2005-07-06
I think you're missing the issue. It is important for Microsoft for the patents to _NOT_ be resolved, or else MS loses clout. Even if you figured out what you thought _might_ be the issues, it wouldn't help. Microsoft could just say, no, that isn't it. It is better for the issue to remain clouded. That way they can go around offering their "deal" to Linux companies like Novell, Linspire, etc. Removing infringing code (if there is any) is the last thing they want.