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Microsoft Sale Of Linux Patents Roils Open Sourcers

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  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    We have had some recent discussion regarding patents and intellectual property law. Here is another recent case:

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    Microsoft Sale Of Linux Patents Roils Open Sourcers -- InformationWeek

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    #1 qbee42, Sep 14, 2009
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    Yet another example of why the US Patent system needs to be redesigned and / or discontinued: Patent Trolls.

    I'm at least pleased that MS sold the patents to the "wrong" people so that they won't be used to shut down open source software.
     
    #2 dogfriend, Sep 14, 2009
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