http://techrights.org/2009/03/15/microsoft-linux-acacia-junk/ 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 http://techrights.org/2009/03/15/microsoft-linux-acacia-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-60565 JohnD Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:18:03 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/15/microsoft-linux-acacia-junk/#comment-60565 I think the IP issue is with respect to Unix and not Linux. According to SCO Linux uses IP that is in UNIX system V which it licensed/purchased from Novell. Since SCO was never able to produce clear cut evidence of UNIX IP being used in Linux - it's highly doubtful that SCO and/or Novell owns any piece of IP in Linux. My hope was that Novell would just purchase SCO, end the lawsuits, and take a long hard look at why they could donate to the community or at least OIN. I'm pretty sure I read an article that showed M$ has licensed some IP from UNIX to allow Winblows servers to communicate with UNIX boxes. Wouldn't that be something if the community actually "owned" a little piece of Windows... Just because IP is old doesn't mean it's useless - look at TCP/IP. Another secret wish of mine was for Novell to dust off IPX and rebuild it as a replacement for TCP/IP - oh how I wish we could get away from DHCP servers and if we could add in autobinding to DNS - wouldn't the Net Admin's life be grand? I think the IP issue is with respect to Unix and not Linux. According to SCO Linux uses IP that is in UNIX system V which it licensed/purchased from Novell. Since SCO was never able to produce clear cut evidence of UNIX IP being used in Linux – it’s highly doubtful that SCO and/or Novell owns any piece of IP in Linux.
My hope was that Novell would just purchase SCO, end the lawsuits, and take a long hard look at why they could donate to the community or at least OIN. I’m pretty sure I read an article that showed M$ has licensed some IP from UNIX to allow Winblows servers to communicate with UNIX boxes. Wouldn’t that be something if the community actually “owned” a little piece of Windows…
Just because IP is old doesn’t mean it’s useless – look at TCP/IP. Another secret wish of mine was for Novell to dust off IPX and rebuild it as a replacement for TCP/IP – oh how I wish we could get away from DHCP servers and if we could add in autobinding to DNS – wouldn’t the Net Admin’s life be grand?

]]> http://techrights.org/2009/03/15/microsoft-linux-acacia-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-60564 aeshna23 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:37:28 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/15/microsoft-linux-acacia-junk/#comment-60564 I doubt that Microsoft would bother to buy Novell for the "IP". Whatever "IP" Novell "owns" in Linux must be close to being 20 years old and thus irrelevant. Right? I doubt that Microsoft would bother to buy Novell for the “IP”. Whatever “IP” Novell “owns” in Linux must be close to being 20 years old and thus irrelevant. Right?

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