Comments on: Microsoft and the Linux Foundation Not “Best Friends Forever” http://techrights.org/2009/05/20/microsoft-linux-foundation-deception/ 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: Yfrwlf http://techrights.org/2009/05/20/microsoft-linux-foundation-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-63690 Yfrwlf Thu, 21 May 2009 06:42:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=11091#comment-63690 LOL, that's just great, they sue TomTom for patent legal crap, a huge chilling force in the software world, and then in the same breath say "oooh we're pals with Linux because of this!" as they talk about the chilling effect "damages" litigation could have if software was held responsible for crashing. Attack others when you have the upper hand (patent portfolio) but try to pretend you're loving when someone is actually a threat (software warranties). Yeah, that's a real change alright. LOL, that’s just great, they sue TomTom for patent legal crap, a huge chilling force in the software world, and then in the same breath say “oooh we’re pals with Linux because of this!” as they talk about the chilling effect “damages” litigation could have if software was held responsible for crashing.

Attack others when you have the upper hand (patent portfolio) but try to pretend you’re loving when someone is actually a threat (software warranties).

Yeah, that’s a real change alright.

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