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On Novell and Microsoft
On Novell and Microsoft
Posted Nov 10, 2006 0:27 UTC (Fri) by BrucePerens (subscriber, #2510)In reply to: On Novell and Microsoft by Fats
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Well, by a problem you mean a patent infringement. Their best approach would be to find a granted patent that reads on code that is in LIBC but that we can do without, and for which the Laches defense applies, and then bring suit upon Novell demanding that everyone must get the same treatement as a Novell customer - or Novell must stop distributing.
This is all assuming that we can convince a judge that the agreement between Novell and Microsoft - not the covenants that result from that agreement - is tantamount to a license.
Bruce
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