Comments on: Another Company Affiliated with Microsoft Sues Red Hat Using Software Patents http://techrights.org/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Gerard http://techrights.org/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/comment-page-1/#comment-60211 David Gerard Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:27:52 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/#comment-60211 I mean, of course, against users ;-p Specifically internal software developers at companies, who are the 95% of developers who *don't* work on shrinkwrapped software. I mean, of course, against users ;-p Specifically internal software developers at companies, who are the 95% of developers who *don’t* work on shrinkwrapped software.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/comment-page-1/#comment-60207 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:17:33 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/#comment-60207 <blockquote> .NET faces an uphill battle and no-one takes it seriously. </blockquote> Must you really insult Novell?

.NET faces an uphill battle and no-one takes it seriously.

Must you really insult Novell?

]]> By: David Gerard http://techrights.org/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/comment-page-1/#comment-60206 David Gerard Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:00:09 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/#comment-60206 Note that this is two competitors for the price of one: Red Hat <i>and</i> Java. In real commercial server use, Java is <i>everywhere</i>. .NET faces an uphill battle and no-one takes it seriously. Note that this is two competitors for the price of one: Red Hat and Java.

In real commercial server use, Java is everywhere. .NET faces an uphill battle and no-one takes it seriously.

]]> By: Dan O'Brian http://techrights.org/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/comment-page-1/#comment-60194 Dan O'Brian Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:54:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/#comment-60194 Don't you know? Microsoft are like the Illuminati, they are everywhere and they are nowhere. They control everything. Don’t you know? Microsoft are like the Illuminati, they are everywhere and they are nowhere. They control everything.

]]> By: Gentoo User http://techrights.org/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/comment-page-1/#comment-60184 Gentoo User Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:10:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/04/software-tree-vs-red-hat-jboss/#comment-60184 I noticed the other day you wrote an entire post based on Slashdot comments (some of which I think you later mentioned you had modded up), so here's an <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1148969&cid=27065889" rel="nofollow">interesting one</a> I noticed on the discussion of this topic over there this morning. To quote (because it's really good): <blockquote> <b>Yay for selective quoting!</b> (Score:5, Informative) ... on Wednesday March 04, @08:44AM (#27065889) "Software Tree's partners include Microsoft, <b>IBM, Borland, and Sun"</b> Fixed that for you. </blockquote> <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1148969&cid=27066123" rel="nofollow">Another</a>, as a reply to that one: <blockquote> Only their website doesn't even mention Microsoft as a partner. <b>IBM, Borland, Sun and Oracle</b> are mentioned as partners, though, with contact details. What was the intention of mentioning Microsoft and leaving out those partners? Is Microsoft a business partner at all? I hate software patents. But summaries like this blatantly trying to skew facts to weasel in hints of a grand Microsoft conspiracy does the fight against software patents disservice. What a crook. Bad! I had to look twice because I fully expected this to be a "kdawson". Not this time, though. </blockquote> I assume these people must work for Microsoft, as you are keen on quickly pointing out in cases like these. I noticed the other day you wrote an entire post based on Slashdot comments (some of which I think you later mentioned you had modded up), so here’s an interesting one I noticed on the discussion of this topic over there this morning. To quote (because it’s really good):

Yay for selective quoting! (Score:5, Informative) … on Wednesday March 04, @08:44AM (#27065889)

“Software Tree’s partners include Microsoft, IBM, Borland, and Sun”

Fixed that for you.

Another, as a reply to that one:

Only their website doesn’t even mention Microsoft as a partner. IBM, Borland, Sun and Oracle are mentioned as partners, though, with contact details.

What was the intention of mentioning Microsoft and leaving out those partners? Is Microsoft a business partner at all?

I hate software patents. But summaries like this blatantly trying to skew facts to weasel in hints of a grand Microsoft conspiracy does the fight against software patents disservice.

What a crook. Bad! I had to look twice because I fully expected this to be a “kdawson”. Not this time, though.

I assume these people must work for Microsoft, as you are keen on quickly pointing out in cases like these.

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