According to a survey report published on August 2, there are 283 registered software patents can be used as a basis for the LINUX kernel filed patent lawsuit, including 27 to Microsoft. This survey is funded by Open SourceRiskManagement (OSRM) funding for the use of open source products, and the Executive Officer of Public Patent Foundation is carried out by the FreesoftWareFoundation senior legal adviser, patent lawyer Dan Ravicher leaders. Ravicher said: "There is a huge risk to Linux filed patent litigation." He added that the Linux project has a wide range, so his investigation results should not be surprising. "Our conclusion is not Linux destined, but the situation is terrible." Jeffreynorman, Software Lawyers, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, USA, said that although the patent litigation related to some open source software is inevitable, Microsoft is impossible to mention such a lawsuit. "There are some public relations issues in Microsoft."
(Reprinted computer world network)
