It looks like Linux arenÂ’t chicken after all, since they wonÂ’t be comprimising with Microsoft regarding the software giantsÂ’s threats regarding copyright issues.
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June 18, 2007 (Computerworld) — Contrary to online rumors, Ubuntu Linux won’t be signing a deal with Microsoft Corp. to protect it from being sued for alleged infringement of unspecified patents.
ThatÂ’s the word from Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth, who wrote about the topic in his online blog on Saturday after several such deals between Microsoft and other Linux operating system vendors were announced.
“There’s a rumour circulating that Ubuntu is in discussions with Microsoft aimed at an agreement along the lines they have concluded recently with Linspire, Xandros, Novell etc.,” Shuttleworth wrote in his blog. “Unfortunately, some speculation in the media (thoroughly and elegantly debunked in the blogosphere but not before the damage was done) posited that ‘Ubuntu might be next.’ For the record, let me state my position, and I think this is also roughly the position of Canonical [the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Linux] and the Ubuntu Community Council, though I haven’t caucused with the CC on this specifically. We have declined to discuss any agreement with Microsoft under the threat of unspecified patent infringements.”
In the past two weeks, Microsoft has reached intellectual property agreements and collaboration deals with Linux vendors Linspire Inc. and Xandros Inc.. Microsoft said yesterday that it still hopes to forge a similar pact with Linux market leader Red Hat Inc., although Red Hat has consistently said that itÂ’s not interested in such a deal.
Last November, Microsoft reached a landmark deal with Linux vendor Novell Inc. to support NovellÂ’s SUSE Linux on machines that run Windows, as well as to provide sales support and co-develop technologies to make it easier for users to run both SUSE Linux and Microsoft Windows on their computers.
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http://computerworld.com/Good Job Linux Stick Up For Yourself!
