On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 00:17 +0200, Ionuț Bîru wrote: > On 12/08/2010 11:47 PM, Armando M. Baratti wrote: > > Probably many of you know about the acquisition of 882 of Novell's > > patents by a Microsoft organized consortium [1]. > > <snip> > > > > Armando > > stop spreading FUD > The more paranoia and activity is generated around these sort of 'threats' on and off-line, the stronger Microsoft's hand will be. Patent-based threats are both objective and subjective, these initiatives strengthen the subjective aspect of it.