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Nothing new, but a delving into the state of Microsoft's open source think. Still caught up on patents.

Hilf: "We listed out every patent we think Linux infringes." (Note: a Microsoft spokesman later clarified Hilf was not referring to a list of patents.)

wtf, i hate microsoft and i hate software patents!

"And now let's play, where's Microsoft? You know, like where's Waldo? Betcha he's in the tree's leaves somewhere if we look close enough. We had our first hint when Steve Ballmer said in his speech the other day that he figured other folks besides Microso

<sep/>Foundation has decried Microsoft's attempts to distance itself from its obligations to abide by GPL Version 3 (press release here). Citing Microsoft's earlier declaration that they are not bound<sep/>

As was widely reported yesterday, Linspire has signed a cross-licensing agreement with Microsoft that gives the company access to a heap<sep/>

Microsoft says software that's licensed under GPLv3 isn't covered by the patent protection deal it recently signed with desktop Linux distributor Linspire.

"We also believe what we see, and up to now, there has been absolutely no hard evidence from any of the FUD propagators that Linux and open source applications are in breach of any patents. So we think that, as in any democracy, people are innocent unless

<sep/>has entered into a broad technical co-operation and patent agreement with desktop Linux company Linspire.