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Xandros signs up with MicrosoftXandros signs up with MicrosoftPosted Jun 5, 2007 6:01 UTC (Tue) by khim (subscriber, #9252)In reply to: Xandros signs up with Microsoft by dmantione Parent article: Xandros signs up with Microsoft
It's one thing to have court decision in Germany (mostly irrelevant to the discussion anyway: Microsoft don't need to accept terms of GPLv3 there but 235 patents do not apply to Germany as well - Microsoft itself helped to establish it), it's completely different to raise this issue in U.S. Of course if Microsoft is willing to accept transferability of OEM licenses in U.S. then the plot thickens...
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Xandros signs up with Microsoft Posted Jun 5, 2007 6:26 UTC (Tue) by dmantione (guest, #4640) [Link] Well, the question still is, what action Microsoft does perform thatrequires accepting the GPL3 (by US law, if you wish so)? What is the legal base behind the inability to sell OEM licenses in the US?
precure the distribution of Posted Jun 6, 2007 12:02 UTC (Wed) by coriordan (subscriber, #7544) [Link] According to USA lawyer Richard Fontana, MS are "procuring the distribution of" GPL'd software. (From this article)
precure the distribution of Posted Jun 7, 2007 15:31 UTC (Thu) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270) [Link] Whether Microsoft is "procuring distribution" is something that could only be determined in court. Fontana's opinion has to be taken in the understanding that he might be a party to such a case and is presumably stating his client's position in such a case. So, I wouldn't consider it any more useful than an opinion from one of Microsoft's attorneys...
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