vendredi 18 mai 2007

Microsoft jette un pavé dans la mare du open source et réclame des royalties

Microsoft's Brad Smith (General Counsel) and Horacio Gutierrez (Licensing) were recently interviewed in Fortune. According to the pair, open source software (FOSS) infringes at least than 235 Microsoft patents. These include 42 patents infringed by the Linux kernel; 65 patents infringed by Linux GUI; 45 patents infringed by the FOSS Open Office suite; and 15 infringed by FOSS email programs.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/index.htm

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