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OSDL Says Patent Threat to Linux is Receding

Posted by Zonk on from the receding-good dept.

blacksilver writes "The chief executive of the Open Source Development Labs (ODSL) has said that the threat facing Linux from software patent-infringement claims has receded. From the article: 'Lots of people who hold a lot of patents have looked at this issue, and nothing's come of it ... There's always been a suspicion that some of them [the alleged infringing patents] were held by Microsoft, so this could be an issue ... our customer advisor people speak to people, including major customers who run both Windows and Linux, and they say it's not an issue,'"

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  1. Just to be clear.. by sedyn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Copyright threats against linux are still alive and strong, right?
    We wouldn't want the OSDL to spread such FUD among SCO investors!

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  2. Receding, like before a tsunami by praedictus · · Score: 3, Funny

    The deepsea floor cracks with the rumbles of Microsofts declining sales as software becomes "good enough". As the developers wander out into the seabed picking up the flopping fish of patent infringing code, the wave of lawsuits builds out of sight, until it crashes in with its weighty force, SCOuring all in its path. Stick to high ground and be safe!

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  3. Re:What would have been the result? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are there any lawyers out there?

    Yes, there are many. That's the problem.