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Here comes Theo in three ... two ... one ...Here comes Theo in three ... two ... one ...Posted Jul 12, 2008 20:13 UTC (Sat) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330)Parent article: Sun invalidates the Firestar patent I'm sure we're going to hear from Theo soon, attacking Red Hat for accepting a deal that applied only to GPL works instead of standing firm. Perhaps Sun managed to find some prior art that Red Hat didn't. On the other hand, I don't recall Red Hat asking the community for help; perhaps they were afraid of the FUD if word got out that they were under attack from a patent troll.
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Here comes Theo in three ... two ... one ... Posted Jul 12, 2008 21:00 UTC (Sat) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link] It's quite possible that it's simply a fact that Sun has better lawyers then Redhat! All in all it's fantastic news that a patent troll bit the dust, at least on this patent. Good job Sun!
Here comes Theo in three ... two ... one ... Posted Jul 14, 2008 15:24 UTC (Mon) by southey (subscriber, #9466) [Link] The big difference here was that it was Red Hat being sued not Sun. Also, Sun was most likely also being proactive to avoid a potential lawsuit against themselves. Perhaps too much Groklaw, but the settlement was probably the best option to Red Hat than a longer lawsuit that may have occurred if Red Hat actually challenged the patent. This news is also most likely a factor in the resolution of the Red Hat suit.
Here comes Theo in three ... two ... one ... Posted Jul 12, 2008 23:55 UTC (Sat) by salimma (subscriber, #34460) [Link] The deal shielded all upstream vendors of Red Hat, which includes the OpenBSD project (at least as far as OpenSSH and OpenSSL are concerned). It's in no way GPL only. (I quite agree that it's not necessarily a good deal -- one wonders if Red Hat lawyers knew what Sun was up to, or the latter intentionally kept them in the dark)
Here comes Theo in three ... two ... one ... Posted Jul 13, 2008 1:26 UTC (Sun) by endecotp (guest, #36428) [Link] > one wonders if Red Hat lawyers knew what Sun was up to The article goes out of its way to tell us that they did keep RedHat informed. Which makes it seem more peculiar to me.
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