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Three surprises today. One is that I found a post in slashdot that reveals interesting information with regards to all the patent FUD spread lately, the other one is that Nat wrote it. And last, but not least:

Another point I want to make. Open Source Risk Management is a company that makes its money by selling insurance on Linux IP infringement. So if you're worried that Linux infringes someone's IP, you buy their products. Two years ago OSRM went off and funded a study by Dan Ravicher -- whose PubPat is in my view a great organization -- that looked at Linux to determine whether it actually violates anyone's software patents. Then in August of 2004 (a few months after Bruce Perens joined their board, I might add), OSRM published a study stating that Linux infringes 283 patents, 27 from Microsoft. You can read about it here: http://news.com.com/Group+Linux+potentially+infringes+283+patents/2100-7344_3-5291403.html

And yet he was one of the first to throw the stone.

BTW, he recently stepped down from the board of directors of OSRM.

Update: the link http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=208652&cid=17014168

Many have written about the agreement that Novell and Microsoft reached a few days ago. Most of the blogs and emails that I've read express doubts about Novell's intentions. Others, after years of trying to spread FUD on Mono, give another twist to their own conspiracy theories. And last, but not least, someone that gets what is going on: read this article from Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. I dig it.