[IronPython] Patent concerns

[M. David Peterson]

*VERY* well stated, Tim!

On 6/1/07, Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 09:41:19 -0400, "Eric Nicholson"
> <enicholson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm also not a lawyer, but...
> >
> > I previously would have agreed about the protections in the license, but
> > until the whole claim of 135 Patent violations in Linux clears up, I'm
> not
> > sure.  MS Legal needs to prove that they can be trusted.
>
> In all fairness, please remember that (a) the 235 patent violation claim
> was made in the media, not in the courts -- it was for PR purposes, not
> for litigation purposes; (b) they haven't actually sued anyone yet, nor
> even said they will do so; and (c) the people they would sue were not
> covered by any license at all.  Also remember that it is the JOB of
> Microsoft's legal department to defend their patent portfolio.  They
> don't have to have to earn anyone's trust.
>
> The license associated with IronPython is quite specific about patent
> rights.  Microsoft treats its licenses very seriously.  In my opinion,
> there's nothing to worry about here.
>
> --
> Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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