From: Chris Lingard <chris@stockwith.co.uk>
To: James Bruce <bruce@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: IBM Patents
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:24:50 +0000
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On Tuesday 18 January 2005 11:04, James Bruce wrote:
> I believe that IBM is simply responding to the recent study that "Linux
> violates more than 283 patents".  Regardless of the truth to that study,

The study said that it may violate patents; but that those patents may
not be enforceable due to prior art. Only a court of law; and only in
the USA could your statment be tested. 
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