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    Exclamation It's Official - Microsoft to Sue Linux Users!!!

    " Check out Microsoft's Patent arsenal here. According to Steve
    Ballmer, "...every Linux customer basically has an undisclosed
    balance-sheet liability."..."
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    [US Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Full Text and Image Database]

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    Re: It's Official - Microsoft to Sue Linux Users!!!

    Hello,

    You might be jumping to conclusions just a little with your subject line. For an interesting discussion of this matter go over to slashdot.org and read their thread on the Novel/Microsoft deal. Lots of opinions flying about, many same as yours, but some taking a different view: MS would be foolish to start an I.P. war at this point (especially with the EU and DOJ recent court rulings), however they ARE in a good position to launch FUD...

    Best regards,
    Dave

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    I am just sharing the evidence.....the title does not mean that they are sueing anyone, but the arsenal is there and what Steve Ballmer said is not to be taken lightly.
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    Re: It's Official - Microsoft to Sue Linux Users!!!

    I would like to know how someone like me, not in the USA can possibly be affected by this, I am seriously considering contacting some friends who are heavily involved in unions to start a campaign against this.

    Are they going to use methods similar to the RIAA? probably lol.

    I also want to know how, if linux is affected by this, mac isn't.

    Would using hurd change this? (obviously barely anyone would be able to run that )

    This is what i found about New Zealand software patents, so they may not exist yet
    No Software Patents In Europe

    The European Commission, which originally supported software patents has reversed its position, and now wants to exclude software from being patented. Last year the commission fased off against the European Council which opposed software patents. This is in stark contrast to the proposed New Zealand Patent Bill which not only does not exclude software, but also fails to address concerns over the ease which software patents are granted, leaving citizens to fight expensive legal battles even when prior art exists.
    By Feynmanfan at 25/05/2006
    How much could the kernel be changed/crippled to nullify microsofts claims? Will google stand up for us? Will IBM? I want to know, or is this some thing that's going to take years to complete?

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    Re: It's Official - Microsoft to Sue Linux Users!!!

    Until Monkey Boy actually does something, it's FUD.

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    Re: It's Official - Microsoft to Sue Linux Users!!!

    would it be possible to compile a list to show which countries are most at risk from possibly being sued by MS?

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    Re: It's Official - Microsoft to Sue Linux Users!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by YaseenKriel View Post
    would it be possible to compile a list to show which countries are most at risk from possibly being sued by MS?
    You know i think thats a great idea. I presume the US is the most at risk. The question is how much risk is the rest of the world really at? Would governments be willing to step on this? probably not no one really cares about freedom these days!

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    Quote Originally Posted by YaseenKriel View Post
    would it be possible to compile a list to show which countries are most at risk from possibly being sued by MS?
    HAHAHAHA,

    Well, Im guessing the USA is at the top.
    Sweden is at the bottom,
    As for Iran or china, they still could care less about US laws.
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    I really don't see how, even here in the USA, Microsoft could just overlook/violate the GPL that Linux uses and try to sue any one. A judge already stated that the GPL works just fine, so they cannot violate it. If they did by stating that MS can't work with Linux, fine, I will stop using MS 100%. My machine with XP is rarely used. My wife uses Mac and Ubuntu, I use Ubutnu. No matter what happens, law suits, what ever, I will be using Ubuntu until they rip it from my cold dead hands. This is just nonsense. If Microsoft wants me back as a customer law suits will not work. They need to open their code and make their OS work for me.

    Also, if there is a way to change this header, I would advise it be changed. The title here gave me the impresion that I was going to get a letter in the mail from Bill Gates or something.

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    Re: It's Official - Microsoft to Sue Linux Users!!!

    I don't see this coming into practices
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