Microsoft patent affect Fedora?

Chris Snook csnook at redhat.com
Thu Sep 4 01:18:35 UTC 2008


Mike Cronenworth wrote:
> A few days ago Microsoft was granted a patent[1] on the functionality of 
> page up and page down. Today was the first time I've heard of this and 
> it seems that it's staying under the radar of most news sites. However 
> this is very real, unless I, and others are mistaken. I know Fedora has 
> an anti-patent stance on software included into itself, so what does 
> this mean?
> 
> Having Fun,
> Michael
> 
> 
> [1] http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-218626.html
> 

Nothing, unless Legal says otherwise.

-- Chris




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