Microsoft 'protects' Japanese Linux vendor
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Though perhaps not as terrifying as Godzilla, Microsoft has managed to persuade a major Japanese vendor of Linux into buying patent protection.
Tokyo, Japan-based Turbolinux joined Microsoft in announcing a deal pledging that Microsoft will not sue Turbolinux users for any alleged infringement in open source code shipped as part of the Linux distribution.
At the heart of the patent protection is Microsoft's allegation that open source software infringes on the company's intellectual property.