Summary: A quick look at patents that threaten Linux in servers and in mobile

SOMETIMES we write Amazon's patents because they have become a real problem (and Amazon pays Microsoft for Linux).

Amazon's S3 patent is a patent on distributed storage system with web services client interface and it can be found here, potentially to affect many Linux-based services. Does anyone find that benign? Oracle is meanwhile threatening mobile Linux, packaged in the form of Android. Groklaw writes about the jury:

First, it's going to require an incredibly large jury pool. We know that because Judge Alsup previously told the parties to the dispute to limit their entourages during the jury selection process as the jury pool would require half the seating in the courtroom. From this pool the parties and the Court will select between six and 12 individuals (civil trials do not require a jury of 12).

Pamela Jones has some other details from this trial, including transcripts. Remember that Amazon can 'pull an Oracle' one day. Just because Amazon uses GNU/Linux (so does Oracle) doesn't mean it's harmless. Many former Microsoft managers work in Amazon now. ⬆