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Xandros Deal Isn't Identical to Novell's: Picking One's Way Around the GPL? - Updated 2Xs (Groklaw)

Xandros Deal Isn't Identical to Novell's: Picking One's Way Around the GPL? - Updated 2Xs (Groklaw)
[Press] Posted Jun 5, 2007 18:08 UTC (Tue) by ris

Groklaw examines the Xandros/MS deal. "So it's not exactly what Novell agreed to, then, from the sound of it, not to me anyway. Patent covenants isn't the same wording as a patent peace agreement. So this must be an attempt to work around the GPLv3, I think."

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