Microsoft Strikes GPLv3 Software from Linspire Patent Deal

Microsoft says software that’s licensed under a new version of a popular open source license isn’t covered by the patent protection deal it recently signed with desktop Linux distributor Linspire. In a posting on its Web site, Microsoft said the Linspire client software protected by the patent deal doesn’t include any parts of the distribution that “comprise or include Foundry Products, Clone Products, GPLv3 Software, or Other Excluded Products.” The document was published on July 5, three weeks after Microsoft struck a deal with Linspire through which Linspire’s customers are indemnified against Microsoft’s patent claims against Linux users.

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