criminal use of linux

Roger Barraud roger.barraud at gmail.com
Wed Aug 1 04:18:07 UTC 2012


AKA.... Extortion, Racketeering.


On 1/08/2012, at 4:02 PM, Skunk Worx <skunkworx at verizon.net> wrote:

> Uh oh...
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/25/microsoft_patent_deal_amdocs/
> 
> "Microsoft has claimed since 2007 that more than 235 of its patents are violated by the open source operating system Linux, while critics claim Redmond has a cynical eye on the project as another source of revenue."
> 
> Between the "Android Tax" and this, indemnification licensing appears to be the only way to protect linux users from themselves.
> 
> Oracle Linux Network : $119 per system, per year.
> RedHat Desktop : $49 per system, per year (minimum).
> RedHat Server  : $349 per system, per year (minimum).
> 
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> John
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