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read my lips
M$ threats are worth $0.00, even if they succeed, which they will not.
When the OS is free their claim is N X $0.00 = ZERO, NADA.
Posted by: Linux Geek   Posted on: 03/05/09  (Edited: 03/06/2009 @ 06:49) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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read my lips  Linux Geek | 03/05/09
Where did you get your law degree?  ShadeTree | 03/05/09
First and foremost, Microsoft is not suing Linux.  kozmcrae | 03/05/09
Maybe....  daMan25 | 03/06/09
ahh! grasshopper...  pppaulll | 03/06/09
If you are an advocate do not perpetuate missconceptions  rarsa | 03/06/09
That's kinda ironic isn't it?  Dealing | 03/08/09
Selling Linux software  RickGraham | 03/09/09
More lies... so easy to dispell.  rock06r | 03/08/09
Just where do you get this "commercial copyrights" crap?  Ole Man | 03/08/09
Use of Linux in space probes  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 03/08/09
re: Where did you get your law degree?  RickGraham | 03/09/09
We can't read your lips  Pliny the Elder | 03/05/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  mwagner@... | 03/05/09
Really an indication of the patent value at MS  Richard Flude | 03/05/09
Sure, like you know anything of their patent portfolio  Pliny the Elder | 03/05/09
.  n0neXn0ne | 03/05/09
,  Azathothh | 03/08/09
RE: Sure, like you know anything...  n0neXn0ne | 03/05/09
The patents in question are publicly available  Richard Flude | 03/05/09
The disclosure for a case like .....  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
I believe he is saying that  GuidingLight | 03/06/09
And Yahoo.....  Ole Man | 03/07/09
Start a movement?  akulkis | 03/06/09
I find it amazing...  rjacksix | 03/06/09
Patents  thone.hall@... | 03/06/09
Microsoft recently...  914four | 03/06/09
re: Patents  none none | 03/06/09
Freaks at USPTO (OT)  deusXmchna | 03/10/09
For Windows Interop?  colinnwn | 03/06/09
Fuse driver, or other  rMatey | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  Loverock Davidson | 03/05/09
I'm glad to hear there were no secret deals.  kozmcrae | 03/05/09
Yes it does  fadzlan@... | 03/06/09
Wot? No Mike Cox copy this time?  nizuse | 03/06/09
I can only see positive things coming out of this  markbn | 03/06/09
Troll  Alan Smithie | 03/07/09
IF FAT IS SO BAD WHY USE IT.  romeoiv | 03/08/09
FAT32 -will- have to be replaced regardless  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 03/08/09
hello???  paul_bruford@... | 03/09/09
Nobody can use Linux?  aureolin@... | 03/05/09
No. It doesn't work like that.  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 03/05/09
So, wouldn't Dell, HP, & IBM be in line?  yet_another | 03/05/09
Do you even know what a patent is?  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 03/06/09
And  daengbo | 03/06/09
law  yet_another | 03/06/09
True enough, but..  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 03/07/09
The truth is NOT out there  Ole Man | 03/08/09
Wow... that was... um.... interesting (nt)  tikigawd | 03/09/09
LOL - Must be new coffee blend - nt  USTechHead | 03/09/09
lol  paul_bruford@... | 03/09/09
The EU cannot dismiss a US granted patent.  deowll | 03/09/09
Alternative to vFat module?  discodave79 | 03/06/09
It's just wishing thinking on MS's part.  TripleII | 03/05/09
Sigh  wolf_z | 03/06/09
Patents only last 17 years. That's hardly "forever".  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 03/06/09
The idea is really dumb  kcredden2 | 03/05/09
There are so many problems with this blog ....  ShadeTree | 03/05/09
Thats a really nice dream you have there.  storm14k | 03/05/09
I don't think so  dkawalec | 03/05/09
FSF is worried  A.Sinic | 03/05/09
I don't understand you  AndyCee | 03/06/09
The reason you don't understand ...  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
Ah, right  AndyCee | 03/06/09
I'm not so sure about that...  dkawalec | 03/06/09
Do you really....  rdiekema@... | 03/09/09
Licensing FAT32 costs TomTom NOTHING ...  dkawalec | 03/09/09
While I'm here  AndyCee | 03/06/09
The Supreme Court Ruling  akulkis | 03/06/09
The Supreme Court hasn't ruled.  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
What makes you think?  Ole Man | 03/08/09
But if people are using their technology  Pliny the Elder | 03/05/09
But if people are using their technology  deowll | 03/09/09
EXT2.  TripleII | 03/05/09
Unfortunately  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 03/05/09
No, just the concept.  TripleII | 03/05/09
Interesting that you say that,  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 03/06/09
Alternatives to FAT32  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 03/06/09
= v2.5 is bad news for XP users  V@... | 03/06/09
"...popcorn fart in the wind" - nice!  Scrat | 03/05/09
FAT32 is already obsolete and needs replacement  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 03/05/09
You make the mistake  akulkis | 03/06/09
hmmm  paul_bruford@... | 03/09/09
TThere is nothing stopping camera makers having a  hkommedal | 03/09/09
It's amazing the leaps you make.  TripleII | 03/05/09
prior what?  mdemuth | 03/05/09
Prior art. The FAT32 patent is not valid.  TripleII | 03/05/09
My words were correct the first time  mdemuth | 03/05/09
Nope, just management style.  TripleII | 03/05/09
And yet there are ....  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
@Shade. Keep up the good work.  TripleII | 03/06/09
@TripleII  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
I disagree Shade.....  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 03/06/09
Oh, and answer this.  TripleII | 03/05/09
Re Oh and answer this  Col Mustard | 03/07/09
@Col Mustard . I think you assume too much.  hkommedal | 03/07/09
I'm an other.  kozmcrae | 03/06/09
Actually, no, they weren't.  Kelledin | 03/07/09
Protection racket  deowll | 03/09/09
Some were invalidated in the USA, too  bswiss | 03/06/09
The court will decide.  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
and...  fadzlan@... | 03/06/09
@ fadzlan Re;And I bet the lawyers love gossiping too.  hkommedal | 03/08/09
And STILL some people in the US do not understand why . . .  hkommedal | 03/07/09
If it was a protection racket ....  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
MS and racket  akulkis | 03/06/09
Another ridiculous claim!  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
That is a bit over the top. There must be other options. (nt)  hkommedal | 03/08/09
@ Shady. For once I agree with you 100 %. (nt)  hkommedal | 03/08/09
I would take easy on the caffine there bub...I think your a little...  USTechHead | 03/09/09
For Ugly Creeps Kevetching  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 03/06/09
RE; then it would be a criminal offense.  hkommedal | 03/08/09
Different cases.  deowll | 03/09/09
Please name the ruling that ....  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
The Business Methods case  akulkis | 03/06/09
Not even close to being true(.)  ShadeTree | 03/06/09
Not end of story  ewyatt | 03/07/09
Time to scrap all software patents  honeymonster | 03/05/09
I agree with you  wolf_z | 03/06/09
Tom Tom has an affirmative defense  akulkis | 03/06/09
Sorry, that's *trademark*, not patents.  wolf_z | 03/07/09
Not True!  ShadeTree | 03/07/09
The so-called "software patents" needs to die as soon as possible.  hkommedal | 03/08/09
That's the problem  Ole Man | 03/08/09
Time to scrap All Patents, period.  ewyatt | 03/07/09
re; Time to scrap patents  Col Mustard | 03/07/09
Re; Now who is going to write anything. . . Nonsense !  hkommedal | 03/08/09
I am sorry, but I cannot agree to that. Software "patents"; yes.  hkommedal | 03/08/09
re time to scrap all software patents  Col Mustard | 03/07/09
Most of the world that agrees with patents, do NOT accecpt  hkommedal | 03/08/09
Law degree?!....  JoeMama_z | 03/05/09
Definitely a misplaced comment.  InAction Man | 03/06/09
Misplaced  Col Mustard | 03/07/09
Of course  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/05/09
Pyrrhic victory?  MisterMiester | 03/05/09
What does Mr. Perlow know about litigation. He blogs about computers...  transposeIT | 03/05/09
As does  AndyCee | 03/06/09
And what do you know? If anything.  InAction Man | 03/06/09
Re; What kind of problems can you solve? Hmm.  hkommedal | 03/08/09
"make you look stupid"  deaf_e_kate | 03/06/09
yeah and...  fadzlan@... | 03/06/09
Re; Gee, being anti-MS can really make you look stupid.  hkommedal | 03/08/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  jerry.givan@... | 03/06/09
Wrong Kemosabe, I was next!  pppaulll | 03/06/09
I did the last time for Vista $279.00  rtirman37@... | 03/06/09
The more I read, the more I hate MS.  T1Oracle | 03/06/09
For Microsoft, the motto engraved on every manager is "Greed is GOOD !"  TonyOz | 03/06/09
Re; Are they really *that* greedy? . . . Well it is . .  hkommedal | 03/08/09
Oh, the sweet irony  frgough | 03/06/09
I can do you one better...  pppaulll | 03/06/09
What are you babbling about?  wolf_z | 03/07/09
It's simple  akulkis | 03/06/09
Why that clears it up perfectly  frgough | 03/06/09
re: Why that clears it up perfectly  none none | 03/06/09
Yes it is  frgough | 03/06/09
re: Yes it is  none none | 03/07/09
Playing word games  frgough | 03/07/09
re: Playing word games  none none | 03/07/09
Obviously you don't have a law degree... nt  T1Oracle | 03/07/09
Re; GPL is a EULA. . . I may be jumping to a conclution here,  hkommedal | 03/08/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  jurgen.manycolored@... | 03/06/09
While I'm no big fan of Apple  akulkis | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  reibertg@... | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  sokushi jonez | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  daves1646 | 03/06/09
micro-probed and hating it ~ hotmail lockout  pppaulll | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  phatkat | 03/06/09
TomTom will be fine.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  rjacksix | 03/06/09
so M$%^&S!#t isn't the only name they know on a computer  pppaulll | 03/06/09
RE: TomTom will be fine.  pppaulll | 03/06/09
What system does the BIOS use?  BALTHOR | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  rMatey | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  rMatey | 03/06/09
For.. Ugly.. Creeps.. Kevetching..  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  shorty943@... | 03/06/09
Re; tear your black little heart out and feed it to my dog.  hkommedal | 03/08/09
FAT32 Patent Date  rreinhold058@... | 03/06/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  XArt | 03/07/09
So--Substitute one lawsuit for another?  wolf_z | 03/07/09
Re; Do your research next time! You should update your  hkommedal | 03/08/09
Hmm. Open source with patents...just to let you know  wolf_z | 03/08/09
I stand corrected.  hkommedal | 03/08/09
Scrap Windokes trash  Christian_<>< | 03/07/09
I fail to see any new info here. It does help if  hkommedal | 03/08/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  the_ghost2006 | 03/07/09
Too lazy to google?  wolf_z | 03/08/09
Another rant by Jason Perlow  FireThorn | 03/07/09
Why is is so difficult?  Kaiwai | 03/07/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  xxyl | 03/07/09
MSFT and FOSS relationships  Kelledin | 03/08/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  hkommedal | 03/08/09
Comuserve killed GIF when they sued  Randalllind | 03/08/09
JPEG was not better  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 03/08/09
MS has allready won !!!!  Aussie_Troll | 03/08/09
Yawn  Alan Smithie | 03/08/09
Don't feed the (self-proclaimed) Troll  Ole Man | 03/08/09
actually FAT is a copy of CP/M disk format MS's extension is long filenames  stevey_d | 03/08/09
Bye Bye VFAT!  softdrat@... | 03/08/09
prior art !! and obviousness !! no  Aussie_Troll | 03/08/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  Charleswhenn | 03/08/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  quimkaos@... | 03/09/09
Some news just in  Alan Smithie | 03/09/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  dgb@... | 03/09/09
so MS is using FAT  ca1ic0cat | 03/09/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  Rick_S1 | 03/09/09
So just who is being illegal here?  Protopia | 03/09/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  jakeroberts01@... | 03/09/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  deowll | 03/09/09
YES, we absolutely NEED an open source flash file system  chaz15 | 03/09/09
Just a simple question.  jsargent | 03/10/09
Patents can last 20 years  A.Sinic | 03/10/09
Some are less than 20 years  Kaiwai | 03/10/09
What we need ? Standard and Interoperability  bob.legrand@... | 03/10/09
TomTom thumbs nose at both MS and GPL  wellduh | 03/10/09
PRIOR ART: Long filenames and FAT32  Uncle Stoat | 03/16/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  itsupport@... | 03/27/09
RE: Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys  zackers | 04/03/09

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