[ale] What do y'all think about Microsoft's new war?

[jknapka at kneuro.net (JK)]

Michael B. Trausch wrote:

> This is disturbing to me.  Microsoft has pretty much declared war on all
> of us.  What happens if they succeed?  Do you think they will?
> 
> I am sure that we all remember that back in November, Microsoft and
> Novell entered into an agreement, stating that Microsoft was coming to
> terms with Linux.  Interesting that now they are pretty much saying that
> Free Software violates them and they are pretty much threatening to take
> action against Free Software.  They want to destroy freedom.
> 
> They're claiming that "the Linux kernel ... violates 42 Microsoft
> patents", "Linux [GUIs violate] another 65", "[OpenOffice.org] ...
> infringes 45 more", "E-mail programs infringe 15", and "other assorted
> FOSS programs allegedly transgress 68".
> 
> Is anyone else getting really sick of this crap?
> 
>     -- Mike

A URL, perhaps?

-- JK

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