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Maybe Microsoft has patents on the PE format. And they're crossing their fingers and hoping Linus loses this argument, so they can become the next SCO and sue
by csense 14y ago
Maybe Microsoft has patents on the PE format. And they're crossing their fingers and hoping Linus loses this argument, so they can become the next SCO and sue the entire Linux world.
- jlgreco 14y agoMicrosoft already has that "in". They've been claiming for years that Linux violates "235" of their patents, though they have always been pretty mute about which. They also sued TomTom for using Linux's FAT32 implementation. They settled that one, and iirc there have been some patches to Linux's FAT32 support since then, so the issue is a bit ambiguous, but the FUD has been flowing for years.