[BadVista Advocate] Fwd: LG Customer Enquiry-[Ringo Kamens]

[Matthew Flaschen]

member greenarrow1 wrote:
> I was looking over LG products and I am trying to figure out exactly
> what and or if any patents they would or were infringing on that is
> part of Microsoft.  Anyone have any idea?

No, but there are lots of possibilities.  That's the whole point of FUD.

> We need to come up with some kind of FUD to scare Window users.

Let's try to market without FUD.

> I am going to relate with some of my EU buddies and see if I can fine
> a vulnerability that I can prove that has not been written about yet.
> There has to be something under all that badly written code that can
> be found,  maybe even use of Linux codes.
> Thats another area I cannot
> understand, if MS is stating patents, how come Linux has not fired
> back that there are Linux code in Window products.


It's a lot harder to find in proprietary software, and there are fewer
Linux-related patents, but Microsoft is probably infringing.

> Monetary wise most companies could not fight MS in a law suit as they
> will just drag it on until the company could not afford to further
> pursue the suit.

There are some companies that can.  Think of IBM, Red Hat, Novell, Cisco.

> Now I am reading that Novell is stating that the final draft of the
> GPL3 will allow them to pursue their MS pact.  If this is true are we
> bending to MS ways?

Not exactly.  The FSF thinks that MS is a co-distibutor under the deal,
and so when Novell/Microsoft distributes GPLv3 code Microsoft's patent
covenant will apply to all GPLv3 users, solving the problem.  I'm a
little skeptical, but it's worth a try.  Anyway, no deals after 3/28/07
are allowed.  That means the Xandros deal, and any future ones, are
non-compliant and those distributors won't be able to use GPLv3
software.  In 2012, Novell's deal will expire and they'll be in the same
place as everyone else.

Best,

Matt Flaschen