Microsoft, Linux, RH and patents....

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 18:49 -0700, Kim Lux wrote:
> http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=16504
> 
> Microsoft my indemnify some RH users.  OK.  From what ?  GPL code is not
> supposed to contain any patent infringements.  So what is Microsoft
> promising not to sue about ?  What patents does Microsoft hold over
> Linux ?  
> 
> Is this going to be a repeat of the SCO debacle wherein SCO never did
> find any infringements ?
> 
> What am I missing here ?    
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the label... FUD

Craig