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Linux Foundation's Voice of Reason On the Microsoft/TomTom Patent Dispute
OStatic blogs —
This afternoon, Linux Foundation President Jim Zemlin weighed in with the Foundation's view on the recent patent infringement claims Microsoft has filed against TomTom.
Zemlin says at this point, there's no reason to doubt Microsoft's assurances that this is a dispute solely between TomTom and itself, or that the claims against TomTom are in any manner a direct (or indirect) move against the wider Linux ecosystem.
The Linux Foundation is hopeful, Zemlin says, that the dispute will be resolved as quickly and as peaceably as possible. However, ...
Linux Foundation's Voice of Reason On the Microsoft/TomTom Patent Dispute [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... This afternoon, Linux Foundation President Jim Zemlin weighed in with the Foundation's view on the recent ...
Microsoft Sues TomTom Over Linux Patents, No Biggie
Wired: Epicenter —
... According to Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin, the free software believers of the world have nothing to worry about right now. But, just in case Microsoft decides to escalate its fight, Zemlin says, "the Linux ecosystem has enormously sophisticated resources available to assist in the defense of any claim that is made against Linux." ...
Bang the TomTom slowly
Open Source —
... Fortunately there are cooler heads, like Jim Zemlin of the Linux Foundation. (BTW, the picture on your blog makes you look 15, Jim — I’m jealous.) ...
The Beat Of The TomTom, Pt. 2
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... , with Linux and open source possibly caught in-between. It's not looking like it'll be a case of proxy war against FOSS, though: that would be political suicide for Microsoft, and a slow death by a thousand cuts. Here's the latest. First up is the Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin, who urges both calm and foresight : If this case is in any way directed at Linux (in fact, Horacio Gutierrez, Microsofts corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing, has specifically stated that it isnt), the Linux ecosystem has enormously sophisticated ...
Microsoft Safe From Linux Wrath Over TomTom.. For Now
Silicon Alley Insider —
When news broke that Microsoft (MSFT) was suing Dutch GPS-maker TomTom for patent infringement, we recommended Microsoft settle the suit immediately at any cost, or face a PR backlash from geeks with a near-religious devotion to Linux and the open source movement.
But we didn't predict this: Jim Zemlin of the Linux Foundation wrote about the suit, urging Linux fans to "calm down."
And they did. So Microsoft has some breathing room, for a bit.
We're hoping these two companies can still come to an amicable arrangement. We still think if TomTom ...
Microsoft Directs TomTom to Drop Dead
Fast Company - Technology —
... refer to Linux repeatedly, and members of the open-source community are preparing for battle. Executive Director of the Linux Foundation Jim Zemlin wrote in a blog post that his organization "will remain ready to mount a Linux's [sic] defense," should Microsoft continue on a war-path. Eben Moglen, chairman of the Sofware Freedom Law Center, has ...
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