Microsoft joins Open Invention Network to help protect Linux and open source

Discussion in 'all things UNIX' started by wshrugged, Oct 11, 2018.

  1. wshrugged

    wshrugged Registered Member

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    Posted on October 10, 2018
    Erich Andersen Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

    https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/b...etwork-to-help-protect-linux-and-open-source/
     
  2. wshrugged

    wshrugged Registered Member

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    Peter Bright -10/10/2018, 1:58 PM

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...fend-not-attack-linux-with-its-60000-patents/
     
  3. pandlouk

    pandlouk Registered Member

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  4. Reality

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    M$ snookying up to Linux? Sounds awfully suspicious to me.
     
  5. zapjb

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    Eventually Windows will be a Linux distro.
     
  6. pandlouk

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    LOL, you reminded me of this
    http://www.mslinux.org/
     
  7. Beyonder

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    One can always hope they add sandboxing like the ones we see in Linux.
     
  8. dogfish666

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    Microsoft Talk with Fork Tongue
     
  9. chrisretusn

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    Perhaps I am biased, that headline speaks volumes.

    bold is mine.
     
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