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This clears nothing up

This clears nothing up

Posted Nov 29, 2006 10:39 UTC (Wed) by nat (guest, #41935)
In reply to: This clears nothing up by piman
Parent article: Novell's IRC session on the Microsoft deal

Novell is paying Microsoft to promise not to sue Novell's customers. Microsoft is paying Novell (much more money) to promise not to sue Microsoft's customers.

Novell does not state in any way that Linux infringes Microsoft IP. It was enough for Novell that Novell's customers were concerned (whether those concerns are valid or not).


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