Comments on: Novell and Microsoft Reach Two Year Anniversary http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/2008/11/21/novell-and-microsoft-reach-two-year-anniversary/ A member of the Gartner Blog Network Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:24:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mark Driver http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/2008/11/21/novell-and-microsoft-reach-two-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Mark Driver Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:55:05 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/?p=25#comment-84 good question. I suppose its up i the air but the other projects dont really have enough revenue to make it worth Microsoft's effort IMO. yet good question. I suppose its up i the air but the other projects dont really have enough revenue to make it worth Microsoft’s effort IMO. yet

]]> By: Keith Capps http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/2008/11/21/novell-and-microsoft-reach-two-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Keith Capps Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:34:34 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/?p=25#comment-83 "...It was later leaked that Microsoft believes various open source projects (a list that includes Linux of course) violate over 200 of its patents..." I realize Linux as a whole might be eyed as a prize, but are there any subsets (apart from novell)....snippets...lucrative open source projects that may be soon targeted for solvency? “…It was later leaked that Microsoft believes various open source projects (a list that includes Linux of course) violate over 200 of its patents…”

I realize Linux as a whole might be eyed as a prize, but are there any subsets (apart from novell)….snippets…lucrative open source projects that may be soon targeted for solvency?

]]> By: Mark Driver http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/2008/11/21/novell-and-microsoft-reach-two-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Mark Driver Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:01:36 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/?p=25#comment-81 Patent lawsuits follow the money. In an oss community where there isn't signfiicant revenue its mostly a non issue. but many projects align themselves with some pretty deep pockets as they mature and expand. Linux is a perfect example. Patent lawsuits follow the money. In an oss community where there isn’t signfiicant revenue its mostly a non issue. but many projects align themselves with some pretty deep pockets as they mature and expand. Linux is a perfect example.

]]> By: Keith Capps http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/2008/11/21/novell-and-microsoft-reach-two-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Keith Capps Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:45:51 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/mark_driver/?p=25#comment-80 Is patent infringement in an open source community a meaningless standard? Is patent infringement in an open source community a meaningless standard?

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