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Re: Red Hat pays $800,000 + costs for a patent deal


From: Rick
Subject: Re: Red Hat pays $800,000 + costs for a patent deal
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:14:50 -0500
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On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:26:16 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
(snip)
> The patents don't protect the "community" - it only protects Redhat
> customers. From your very own link:
> 
> <http://www.itnews.com.au/News/78210,red-hat-settles-hibernate-patent-
suits.aspx>
> 
> [quote]
> Red Hat claims that the terms of the settlement will offer broad
> protection for upstream developers, downstream distributors and Red
> Hat's customers.
> 
> "We wanted broad provisions that covered OUR CUSTOMERS, who place trust
> in us, and the open source community, whose considerable efforts benefit
> our business," said a statement from Red Hat's in-house lawyer Rob
> Tiller. [/quote]

"We wanted broad provisions that covered OUR CUSTOMERS, who place trust
in us, and the open source community",

... covered our customers and the open source community.

> 
> 
> If someone isn't a paying Redhat customer then they get ZERO protection.
> Quite hypocritical because Redhat screamed bloody murder when Novell
> signed what is effectively the exact same deal with Microsoft.
> 
> 
(snip)

I have given you other resources that say the settlement protects RH 
customers .. and the OSS community.
-- 
Rick


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