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Note the qualification
"unless of course we are forced to defend ourselves"

What situation would lead IBM to use its patent arsenal against Linux in self-defense?

Also note that IBM specifically stated Linux, not OSS in general. I have to believe that was intentional.

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Posted by: rapson   Posted on: 08/04/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Well DUH!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
Note the qualification  rapson | 08/04/04
Two good points.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
Keep up with the program...  John Le'Brecage | 08/04/04
OUCH!  bchesmer | 08/05/04
Dont use logic with AX  sa_z | 08/05/04
This wouldn?t have anything to do with?  B.O.F.H. | 08/04/04
Whatever you say BOFH, run along now.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
Yet...  Martin Marvinski | 08/04/04
Anybody know what NWOR means?  GregSalts | 08/05/04
NWOR  WhoIsDaMan | 08/05/04
I believe not.  John Le'Brecage | 08/04/04
You're Missing Something Here  BanjoPaterson | 08/05/04
Infringment  rkadowns | 08/04/04
IBM has so many patents  balsover | 08/04/04
Aye true  AriB_z | 08/04/04
Kudos to IBM  Tim Patterson | 08/04/04
Wonderful stuff  seosamh_z | 08/04/04
I don't think that was an ABM post, but rather  Laff | 08/04/04
Once again, though,  rapson | 08/04/04
Not hard to figure out Carl  Tim Patterson | 08/04/04
Come the glorious day  seosamh_z | 08/04/04
But...  rapson | 08/04/04
Linux sells some IBM hardware and services.  B.O.F.H. | 08/04/04
To BOFH: Exactly!  rapson | 08/05/04
Globally??? You mean like Munich Germany.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
The pulled the plug due to applications in question, not Linux!  B.O.F.H. | 08/04/04
You're funny  seosamh_z | 08/04/04
I read it as well  IT_User | 08/04/04
Good for you  seosamh_z | 08/04/04
Okay, so where's the ABM diatribe?  Jay Cash | 08/04/04
To Jay  seosamh_z | 08/04/04
That's one view, I can give 57 BILLION others.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
Nope..  Tim Patterson | 08/04/04
More than enough, trust me...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
One will suffice  Jay Cash | 08/04/04
57 Billion to lose really  voska | 08/04/04
Your right.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
And what was the profit line on AT&T in 1965?  Jay Cash | 08/04/04
The more they then more for lawyers  voska | 08/05/04
Attacking Linux  alterego_z | 08/04/04
Whoops..  d_jedi | 08/04/04
Copyright versus Patent  vferrara | 08/04/04
Ouch  FilledOut | 08/06/04
Patents- the new commerce business model.  el1jones | 08/04/04
Nope  d_jedi | 08/04/04
I've got a patent for the letter A-Z in both upper  Laff | 08/04/04
I can beat that!  Martin Marvinski | 08/04/04
Thinking of Patents now patented  GregSalts | 08/05/04
Please explain  d_jedi | 08/04/04
Whoops..  d_jedi | 08/04/04
Has MS ever sued someone over patents?  balsover | 08/04/04
Not once...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
They Will  Oscar_Goldman | 08/04/04
Then so will IBM  rapson | 08/04/04
IBM has used patents suits, MS never has.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
Software patents?  WhoIsDaMan | 08/05/04
IBM patent suits  20075880200550981536805084989909-zdavis | 08/05/04
Which fits the "self-defense" category (NT)  WhoIsDaMan | 08/05/04
Hmm..  d_jedi | 08/04/04
Only "IF" those can be proven to be valid, and  Laff | 08/04/04
You are exactlly 100% wrong!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
you are exactly 100% redundant! (nt)  eLurker | 08/04/04
Bitty, bitty  nomorems | 08/04/04
And you are wrong of course.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
No  Jay Cash | 08/04/04
Hmmm....  bchesmer | 08/05/04
I did my reading  johnnyu | 08/05/04
Re:Only "IF" those can be proven to be valid, and  d_jedi | 08/04/04
IBM pledges no patent attacks against Linux  Loverock Davidson | 08/04/04
You mean like if...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
No_Ax vs IBM  Chad_z | 08/04/04
Careful, he whines to ZDNET to get your posts pulled.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/04/04
Who does?  Martin Marvinski | 08/04/04
Ah, blame anyone but yourself huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
Only a zealot see's it that way.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/04/04
And the winner is  seosamh_z | 08/04/04
They will  Oscar_Goldman | 08/04/04
I Agree  AriB_z | 08/04/04
Bad for the US  bugmenot00 | 08/05/04
Nope  johnnyu | 08/05/04
Shutting down open source  Anton Philidor | 08/06/04
Fire Ants  Ole Man | 12/07/06

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