Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario

From: Helge Hafting
Date: Wed Dec 07 2005 - 07:39:53 EST


Florian Weimer wrote:

* Jon Smirl:



2) Endure the lawsuit and hope the FSF doesn't get a $450M settlement
like NTP is getting from RIM. Meanwhile watch your stock price tumble
since the injunction prevents you from shipping product.



Unlike NTP[1], the FSF distributes real products and is vulnerable to
counterclaims.


But they can fix that in a trivial way by setting up a separate company,
"FSF patent management" or some such?

Helge Hafting
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