Oracle bands with open-source patent group

What I don't understand...: ...is how what Oracle did here is different than what Microsoft has been doing. Isn't this also a tacit admission by Oracle and the Open Invention Network that there could indeed be patent infringement in open-source products?

Carl Rapson; Posted by: rapson Posted on: 03/27/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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