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Microsoft takes the Linux patent pledge (video)

Microsoft today took a deep breath and dove into a Linux patent pledge. The company promised that it won't sue any Suse Linux subscribers. And more importantly, Microsoft will not assert its patents against individual non-commercial open source developers or any developer contributing to the OpenSuse.org project.

How exactly does that go? Below you view a video where Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith explains the legal side of its new agreement with Novell.

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November 3, 2006 at 06:54 AM | Permalink

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