[ale] What do y'all think about Microsoft's new war?

[Michael B. Trausch]

This is disturbing to me.  Microsoft has pretty much declared war on all
of us.  What happens if they succeed?  Do you think they will?

I am sure that we all remember that back in November, Microsoft and
Novell entered into an agreement, stating that Microsoft was coming to
terms with Linux.  Interesting that now they are pretty much saying that
Free Software violates them and they are pretty much threatening to take
action against Free Software.  They want to destroy freedom.

They're claiming that "the Linux kernel ... violates 42 Microsoft
patents", "Linux [GUIs violate] another 65", "[OpenOffice.org] ...
infringes 45 more", "E-mail programs infringe 15", and "other assorted
FOSS programs allegedly transgress 68".

Is anyone else getting really sick of this crap?

    -- Mike

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