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Turbolinux does the Microsoft deal
Microsoft has announced that Turbolinux is the latest to sign a "collaboration" deal which includes, of course, "intellectual property assurance." "Delivering value requires a vision for how to design
mixed-source solutions that tackle clear customer priorities and a
framework for sharing intellectual property. When strong Microsoft
customers are evaluating Linux, we want them to see Turbolinux as the
distribution that works best with their existing Microsoft investments."
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Turbolinux does the Microsoft deal Posted Oct 23, 2007 14:35 UTC (Tue) by mitchskin (subscriber, #32405) [Link] d*** collaborators.
Reverse patent troll Posted Oct 23, 2007 22:02 UTC (Tue) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625) [Link] Reverse patent trolling is a quick way to raise money for any company with a Linux product. Since MSFT's strategy here is based on not actually disclosing the mystery patents, you can hold the threat of a declaratory judgment suit over their head to get them to pay you off.
so, uh, wheres the beef? Posted Oct 23, 2007 15:11 UTC (Tue) by wilreichert (subscriber, #17680) [Link] Can anyone point to an open source project that has or will potentially soon benefit from these wonderful 'collaborations'? I realize this is all PR BS, but was curious if the real world will ever seen any benefits? Or do we only benefit from said collaborations if we select a distribution that sold their soul?
so, uh, wheres the beef? Posted Oct 23, 2007 15:23 UTC (Tue) by ipes (guest, #43384) [Link] No, no benefits. And no, it isn't just a PR BS, it is more about taking free software and effectively turning it proprietary. That is why GPLv3 is so important and will be even more important in the future.
Turbolinux does the Microsoft deal Posted Oct 23, 2007 19:14 UTC (Tue) by jwb (guest, #15467) [Link] Only those with no sense of history would sign up to be a "collaborator".
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