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Sun CEO Says NetApp Lied in Fear of Open Source

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the ph34r-m3 dept.

Lucas123 writes "In reaction to NetApp's patent infringement lawsuit against Sun, CEO Jonathan Schwartz today said in his blog that NetApp basically lied in its legal filing when it said Sun asked them for licensing fees for use of their ZFS file system technology. In a separate statement, Sun said NetApp's lawsuit is about fear over open-source ZFS technology as a competitive threat. 'The rise of the open-source community cannot be stifled by proprietary vendors. I guess not everyone's learned that lesson'."

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  1. Just another SCO wanabe? by Nomen+Publicus · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    It really is quite simple, what parts of the open source SUN, BSD or userland Linux versions of ZFS are covered by NetApps patents. Give line numbers!

    Otherwise NetApp is just another SCO wanabe.

    1. Re:Just another SCO wanabe? by jedidiah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      No, you put the crack pipe down.

      StarOffice was something they BOUGHT from the people who did the real work. It was available for years as an alternative and competitor to the entrenched behemoth.

      This time, Sun decided not to bother buying first and just went to the giving away.

      --
      A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.