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gnu/linux sued for predatory business practices

Subject: gnu/linux sued for predatory business practices

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3 messages between Feb 1, 2006 and Feb 1, 2006.

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walt· Feb 1, 2006, 02:22 UTC · lore

Relax!  This is just a joke.  Or is it?

Fast-forward a few years (the fewer the better) to the time when gnu/linux is the dominant operating system in the world. [For lawyers, 'the world' means the USA, of course, where everyone is born a victim and must be programmed to honor and welcome his fate!]

Now, when Micro$oft (eventually) takes its (natural) place as a loser in the marketplace -- who will the lawyers be anxious to sue?

Any and all reassurance will be most welcome :o)

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Petr Baudis· Feb 1, 2006, 10:38 UTC · re: walt · lore

Re: gnu/linux sued for predatory business practices

Dear diary, on Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 03:22:06AM CET, I got a letter where walt <wa1ter@myrealbox.com> said that...

> Now, when Micro$oft (eventually) takes its (natural)
> place as a loser in the marketplace -- who will the
> lawyers be anxious to sue?

Well, hopefully not git developers...? :-)

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Radoslaw Szkodzinski· Feb 1, 2006, 19:33 UTC · re: walt · lore

Re: gnu/linux sued for predatory business practices

walt wrote:

> Now, when Micro$oft (eventually) takes its (natural)
> place as a loser in the marketplace -- who will the
> lawyers be anxious to sue?

Possible targets include FSF and especially OSDL. Is there any Linux Corp.? Maybe Linux Australia?

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