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Re: Patent Suit Against Red Hat, Novell Threatens Open Source World
Posted by: Keith Regan 2007-10-12 17:38:21

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Two companies have hit Linux vendors Red Hat and Novell with a patent infringement lawsuit alleging their products use technology first patented more than a decade ago. IP Innovation and Technology Licensing filed the suit on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Texas, a popular jurisdiction for patent cases. The suit seeks unspecified damages, asks for a trial by jury on all of the counts. It also seeks enhanced damages due to the willful nature of the infringement and an injunction to stop it.

Re: Patent Suit Against Red Hat, Novell Threatens Open Source World
Posted by: wmbisme 2007-10-12 18:26:43 In reply to: Keith Regan

USENET 1990 had a conference on SWM, which had virtual multiple desktops. The patent is bogus and should not have been granted.
By the way, multiple desktops are not a linux thing, they are a unix thing. The desktop is not an inherent part of the linux.