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Funny that Novell was infringing...
But Microsoft paid them 150 million for it ???? Don't companies normally sue when you infringe on their IP not give money to the infringer ???
Posted by: mrlinux   Posted on: 02/16/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Funny that Novell was infringing...  mrlinux | 02/16/07
No one said that at all...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/16/07
Everyone else except...  jasonp@... | 02/16/07
Shutup Troll!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 02/18/07
Re: Shutup Troll!  handydan918 | 04/09/07
Who is casting the first stone?  JJQ1000 | 04/09/07
Microsoft paid for Novell IP...  Anton Philidor | 02/16/07
So what you're saying here....  bportlock | 02/16/07
Sure.  Anton Philidor | 02/16/07
"Think of Novell as Apple managed by Sun."  nomorems | 02/16/07
Funny you mention Apple and SUN.  xuniL_z | 02/19/07
Learn YOUR history, jack!  JJQ1000 | 04/09/07
Novell Didn't Call Microsoft.  darkonc | 02/21/07
I see nothing not accurate in his statement.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/16/07
If you read the link about the interview with Jeremy...  mrlinux | 02/16/07
Sorry but Jeremy lacks any credibility...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/16/07
And yet he appears to have more credability than No_Ax.  B.O.F.H. | 02/16/07
No, Jeremy has credibility  zkiwi | 02/16/07
its funny,,  Aussie_Troll | 02/18/07
So...  zkiwi | 02/18/07
What would be in violation  xuniL_z | 02/19/07
Erm...  zkiwi | 02/19/07
Guess all you are about is cash.  nomorems | 02/16/07
No, I own  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/17/07
He did say a while back he was unemployed for the past decade.  B.O.F.H. | 02/18/07
how does that mean he lacks credibility??  mdsmedia | 02/20/07
Not sure you are one to comment n this.  B.O.F.H. | 02/16/07
You seem to be confused.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/16/07
Open just means that you can read it.  B.O.F.H. | 02/16/07
Let me help you out.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/18/07
Please stop pretending you are not a moron!  B.O.F.H. | 02/18/07
Humpty Dumpty's Dictionary  Still Lynn | 02/18/07
Perhaps then  xuniL_z | 02/19/07
yep, and you asked it at the end of a thread  mdsmedia | 02/20/07
Re: I see nothing not accurate in his statement.  none none | 02/16/07
Nope...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/17/07
Open Source infringes less than Microsoft does  jinko | 02/17/07
YOu mena no one has taken  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/17/07
What are your talking about!  DemonX | 02/17/07
Would you care to put a bet on  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/18/07
Did you know that MS Word started out as a wrapper for Wordstar?  B.O.F.H. | 02/17/07
More legit  xuniL_z | 02/19/07
To quote Monty Python  zkiwi | 02/19/07
Balmer is his own worst enemy.  TripleII | 02/16/07
Novell isn't all open source.  Anton Philidor | 02/16/07
Clarification  TripleII | 02/16/07
Would that you were right.  Anton Philidor | 02/16/07
Absolutely  TripleII | 02/16/07
for once I can agree with you Anton  mdsmedia | 02/20/07
WHERE??  justanitguy | 02/20/07
it was not said in THIS article  mdsmedia | 02/20/07
Why bother?  Anton Philidor | 02/16/07
I think you'll find that Novell...  mdsmedia | 02/20/07
Another vote for Windows.  Anton Philidor | 02/16/07
Windows, the epitome of human achievement?  msolgeek | 02/16/07
If that asteroid hit...  Anton Philidor | 02/16/07
Smoke on....  techboy_z | 02/16/07
Another Vote For Windows  Ole Man | 02/17/07
Microsoft mantra  LittleGuy | 02/16/07
As a shareholder, I love this....  Mike Cox | 02/16/07
Not immediately, Mike.  Anton Philidor | 02/16/07
8.0  John L. Ries | 02/17/07
Chew on this one Mikey,  LittleGuy | 02/16/07
Thanks LittleGuy  msolgeek | 02/16/07
another link you might find good reading...  Arm A. Geddon | 02/16/07
The pendulum is starting to swing  LittleGuy | 02/16/07
9.0  John L. Ries | 02/16/07
Mike Cox...  ogmanx@... | 02/19/07
Microsoft must respect GPL terms..  thetruth_z | 02/16/07
You need to read the GPL again I think.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/16/07
reag GPL.. what you really need to ask..  thetruth_z | 02/16/07
You do not understand what you are talking about.  mobrien_12@... | 02/16/07
You don't understand the finer points of our legal system  thetruth_z | 02/17/07
You are on drugs dude.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/17/07
You do not understand anything.  mobrien_12@... | 02/17/07
See how frustrating that is?  Still Lynn | 02/18/07
You are right.  steven.coco-20528009853912798495558256037254 | 02/21/07
Reading is a problem  zkiwi | 02/16/07
And you are only 100% WRONG  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/17/07
You're a little bit presuming they  zkiwi | 02/17/07
Microsoft isn't an inventor  DemonX | 02/16/07
does not have a clue !!  Aussie_Troll | 02/18/07
Marketing agreements prove nothing in terms of IP rights ...  George Mitchell | 02/16/07
Depends what you mean by prove.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/16/07
Don, you are correct of course, BUT ...  George Mitchell | 02/16/07
Yes they do.  DemonX | 02/16/07
Posturing and Bravado  D. T. Schmitz | 02/16/07
nobody is above the law  zzz1234567890 | 02/16/07
What would prove it, is Balmer clearly stating every patent that is  DonnieBoy | 02/16/07
Is Ballmer kidding?  linux for me | 02/16/07
PU. Smell the socialism. [nt]  Omch'Ar | 02/16/07
Linux is socialism. What is Windows?  HypnoToad72 | 02/17/07
Steve Ballmer can  bmobile40 | 02/16/07
Hah  mobrien_12@... | 02/16/07
That's about as stupid  Ole Man | 02/17/07
FOSS dont know it, it appears  Aussie_Troll | 02/18/07
Your Name Truly Reflects Your Agenda  Ole Man | 02/26/07
Users want to be churned!  B.O.F.H. | 02/17/07
here's why  Aussie_Troll | 02/18/07
Have you failed to notice Microsofts main competition?  B.O.F.H. | 02/18/07
Hmmm....  zkiwi | 02/19/07
Ballmer is right, FOSS is WRONG!!  Aussie_Troll | 02/18/07
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1274983729713522403  An_Axe_to_Grind | 02/18/07
Ummm... what IP are the violating?  jeromatron | 02/18/07
Biggest Troll On The ZD  Ole Man | 02/26/07
GPL books  sagalout | 02/18/07
GPL for books  Aussie_Troll | 02/18/07
The term "Linux" is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.  B.O.F.H. | 02/18/07
Dance monkey-boy!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 02/18/07
Ballmer same as watson(IBM)  lotta_anger | 02/19/07
"Open source is not free"  Khaotic_One | 02/19/07
Microsoft...  ogmanx@... | 02/19/07
Unclear about your stance, but...  Omch'Ar | 02/19/07
Sorry...  Omch'Ar | 02/19/07
GPL keeps the SOFTWARE free.  darkonc | 02/21/07
The GPL can still Bite MS  darkonc | 02/21/07
It's Microsoft That Wanted This Deal.  darkonc | 02/21/07

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