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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. The battlin' bloggers by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    In response to Schwartz, Netapp CEO Dan Warmenhoven declared that he was not in fact lying. Rather, Schwartz was the one lying, indicating further that Schwartz's pants were on fire. Schwartz angrily denied this with a fuming "nuh uh!" and indicated Warmenhoven was a chicken. Warmenhoven then retorted by comparing himself to rubber and Mr. Schwartz to glue.

    Stay tuned for the next exciting installment, where Schwartz will compare his father's fighting ability and overall physical prowess with that of Warmenhoven's father.

  2. Re:More ADVERTS from IDG... by Bearhouse · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dupe?

    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=290119&cid=204 98825

    But for once, an INTERESTING one. Keep up the good work, Frosty

  3. Re:This suit is more pathetic than funny by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny

    And fire all their lawyers, or at least give them something useful to do like bring in the coffee.

    Yeah, turning the legal department loose on Java will certainly improve the situation.

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    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?