IBM pledged back in 2005 not to assert patents against open source software. Now Hercules has come up with a solution that will make the extremely costly consultants from IBM obsolete.
That is reason enough to break the promise.
IBM's attack on open source
I thought Linus Torvalds was working there?
IBM breaks Open Source Pledge
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IBM breaks Open Source Pledge
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Re: IBM breaks Open Source Pledge
Last I heard (and I don't know how dated this is), he works for OSDL.
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No gods, no masters.
"A druid is by nature anarchistic, that is, submits to no one."
http://uk.druidcollege.org/faqs.html
Re: IBM breaks Open Source Pledge
Hm interesting, if Linux could become a gaming platform like Win, I am sure it will be a breakthrough for Linux
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