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Microsoft Claims IP Rights on Portions of OpenGL

An anonymous reader writes "Minutes of the latest OpenGL ARB meeting reveal that Microsoft is claiming IP over the vertex and fragment extensions, both critical for exposing the capabilities of modern graphics hardware. The minutes also include an update on the progress of OpenGL 2.0." The question is, what does this mean for Linux -- how will Microsoft exercise their "rights"?

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  1. Re:USian pie by poopbot by PD · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Usually I don't respond to these sorts of posts, but who wrote that? It's DAMN funny, and just about as clever of a song parody as I've ever seen.

  2. Re:USian pie by poopbot by Rudeboy777 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ditto for me. I have some mod points but I'm wary about up-modding because I'm worried I'll get meta-moderated into oblivion. But that really is some hilarious stuff, so I'll vote with a 'me too' instead of a +1

    --

    From hell's heart I fstab at /dev/hdc

  3. I'll disprove it Slashdot: by Streyeder · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It was disproved years back, a little after Gore invented that Internet thingie.

  4. Re:It means nothing . by mosch · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Slashdot: Proof that a million monkeys at a million typewriters can create a masterpiece
    s/masterpiece/steaming piece/
  5. Re:bush twins by MADCOWbeserk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Whatever, I kinda run with that crowd. The Bushes have a place next door to one of my parent's places. Anyway, I would Fuck the shit out of either of GWB's daughters. They are both dumb as rails, but hot as hell. Rich dumb, and from a rich dumb family that will set you up for life, doesn't sound too bad. I sleep with Micheal Bloomberg's daughter on and off, (swear to god) but maybe I should aspire for a presidential daughter. Last thing I need is to get busted bringing one of Bush's kids into a bar.

    Well it would be nice to be detached enough from reality, that your grandchildren's grandkids would not have to worry about money. Yet GWB is a crook anyway.....