On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 11:25 +0000, Scott van Looy wrote: > Today Andy Green did spake thusly: > > > Kim Lux wrote: > >> On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 19:09 -0700, Craig White wrote: > >>>> What am I missing here ? > >>> ---- > >>> the label... FUD > >> > >> Is it really that simple, that Microsoft doesn't have a leg to stand > >> on ? I think its FUD too, but surely there must be more to it than > >> that ? > > > > Well you can say it would be very poor FUD if it didn't leave you thinking > > "there must be more to it than that". > > > > RHAT have obviously been alive to the threat from a patent attack knowing > > they have several powerful enemies that are all patented up, hence their > > ripping out of chunks of stuff like MP3 support. If anyone doubted their > > wisdom they ain't doubting any more. > > Ahem. > Microsoft own the patent to at least two parts of OpenGL > Novell spent lots of money developing OpenGL accelerated desktop stuff > Redhat followed suit > > So...who is silly here? > > -- > Scott van Looy - email:me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx | web:www.ethosuk.org.uk > site:www.freakcity.net - the in place for outcasts since 2003 > PGP Fingerprint: 7180 5543 C6C4 747B 7E74 802C 7CF9 E526 44D9 D4A7 > ------------------------------------------- > |/// /// /// /// WIDE LOAD /// /// /// ///| > ------------------------------------------- > > To communicate is the beginning of understanding. > -- AT&T > Hi, Andy, What two parts would that be? Regards, Les H -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
