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Thread ID: 74294 2006-11-17 16:44:00 Ballmer To Hose Down Linux? SurferJoe46 (51) PC World Chat
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499971 2006-11-17 16:44:00 From ZD Net (blogs.zdnet.com):


"What parts of Microsoft's intellectual property portfolio might certain Linux distributions be disrespecting? Perhaps the Linux kernel itself is infringing on core parts of Windows or MS-DOS. Or maybe SAMBA — a utility that amongst other things can make a Linux machine look like a Microsoft file and print server (I use it for that here at my house) — infringes on Microsoft's SMB protocol (I've heard but not confirmed that IBM's 500 patent gift to the open source community may have covered SAMBA's back)."by David Berlind @ 6:17 am Fri, Nov 17, 2006
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499972 2006-11-19 19:51:00 Personally I think he's full of hot air but it show to what extent M$ will go to clobber the competition. If you can't beet them sue them paulw (1826)
499973 2006-11-19 20:03:00 Parts of Windows work well, surely that infringes on the Gnu/Linux "Look and Feel"? R2x1 (4628)
499974 2006-11-19 23:12:00 I dig it... SurferJoe46 (51)
499975 2006-11-20 10:53:00 Well the SCO case (which MS backed with a few million) is a dead duck so the Novel/MS alliance is the next attack vector. mikebartnz (21)
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