Novell responds to the firestorm

Novell has issued an open letter to the free software community. Interestingly, the letter claims that Novell is receiving such a large payment from Microsoft because of its patent portfolio. Does someone more knowledgeable than me know if Microsoft might violate Novell’s patents? A key sentence in the letter states, “When we entered the patent cooperation agreement with Microsoft, Novell did not agree or admit that Linux or any other Novell offering violates Microsoft patents.” Ron Hovsepian, CEO of Novell, goes on to remind us of Novell’s committment to free software and action it has taken in support of it.

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