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A Novell Auction Would Be Bad for Open Source
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> things could get real bad for Linux.
Or, as those "patents" are finally given their test in court, they all get thrown out in a blizzard of prior art and obviousness.
> Things could also get real bad for Microsoft which is why I'm sure they entered into a cross patent licensing deal with Novell in the first place.
Microsoft is a perfect example of a "patent holder" who knows it would never stand up in court.
Look what Groklaw did in the various Microsoft-funded trial cases, coordinating the power of many interested people to defeat ignorance, and in the process making the SCOX patent troll look like a fool.
Which reminds me, I need to refresh my memory of what Darl looks like so I can slap him (figuratively speaking) if I ever see him on the street.
Or, as those "patents" are finally given their test in court, they all get thrown out in a blizzard of prior art and obviousness.
> Things could also get real bad for Microsoft which is why I'm sure they entered into a cross patent licensing deal with Novell in the first place.
Microsoft is a perfect example of a "patent holder" who knows it would never stand up in court.
Look what Groklaw did in the various Microsoft-funded trial cases, coordinating the power of many interested people to defeat ignorance, and in the process making the SCOX patent troll look like a fool.
Which reminds me, I need to refresh my memory of what Darl looks like so I can slap him (figuratively speaking) if I ever see him on the street.
Bob,
You know what this means ...
YBT
* An idealist, such as you, would be caught unaware.
You know what this means ...
Quoting: [...] I need to refresh my memory of what Darl looks like so I can slap him [...] if I ever see him on the street.Pistols or sabers at dawn. If so I will be your second and plug him from a distance if he turns prematurely to attack*. It must be expected, from the sleaze environment which his type thrives.
YBT
* An idealist, such as you, would be caught unaware.
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Things could also get real bad for Microsoft which is why I'm sure they entered into a cross patent licensing deal with Novell in the first place.
Hoping that some Linux-friendly company buys them.