Fwd: [odf-discuss] Sue me first, Microsoft!

[Jenda Vancura]

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Chris Puttick wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>
> Date: 19-May-2007 08:11
> Subject: [odf-discuss] Sue me first, Microsoft!
> To: ODF Discussion List <odf-discuss at opendocumentfellowship.org>
> 
> 
> hi,
> 
> Maybe this is a good idea, maybe not.  For the purposes of fighting
> the Microsoft patent FUD, I have publicly challenged Microsoft to sue
> me first for patent violations, if any, due to the fact that I use OOo
> and several GNU Linux distros and whole bunch of FOSS besides that.
> My goal here is to get lots of people to sign up on this page to show
> that they are not afraid of Microsoft's unprovable, unmeritorious
> patent claims against FOSS.  Eight other people have joined me in
> asking Microsoft to put up or shut up:
> 
> http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sue_me_first_Microsoft_list
> 
> If anyone on this list would like to join us, I would be grateful!
> Also, if anyone thinks that this story is newsworthy, I would also be
> grateful for a mention on digg or /.   Thanks either way!
> 
> I listed my reasons here for challenging Microsoft:
> 
> http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sue_me_first%2C_Microsoft
> 
> Also, many thanks to PJ and the Groklaw team for the very funny and
> incisive story on the Novell coupons killing the Microsoft patent
> claims:
> 
>  http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070518124020691
> 

Dugg: http://digg.com/software/Sue_me_first_Microsoft
And added my name to the list.

If I'm lucky and it takes them 4 years to sue me, I'll even be able to
defend myself :)

Unfortunately, it'll be GPLv3 by then, so the case will be too easy to
be any fun :(

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