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Microsoft's SUSE Coupons Have No Expiry Date

Posted by Zonk on from the oh-is-it-ever-a-trap dept.

mw13068 writes "In a recent article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer FSF General Council Eben Moglen points out that the Microsoft SUSE coupons have no expiration date. The result? 'Microsoft can be sure that some coupons will be turned into Novell in return for software after the effective date of GPL 3. Once that has happened, patent defenses will, under the license, have moved out into the broad community and be available to anybody who Microsoft should ever sue for infringement.' Groklaw is also covering the story in it's inimitable way."

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  1. Expirey? by Voice+of+Meson · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In related news, Slashdot's editors have no spellcheckers.

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  2. Re:3rd grammar error by cyphercell · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I am now convinced there should be an ontopic moderation. (ontopic btw is not a word, neither is btw, of course IANAL).

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  3. jesus fucking christ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    is it REALLY THAT HARD? it's = it is. its = possessive. anyone who can't figure this out is a fucking maroon.