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Mandriva Tells Microsoft To Take a Hike

Mandriva says it won't follow Novell, Linspire and Xandros into Microsoft's lair
By .NETDJ News Desk
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July 12, 2007 03:15 PM EDT
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Mandriva says it won't follow Novell, Linspire and Xandros into Microsoft's lair and wants no part of any stinkin' Microsoft patent protection scheme.

CEO Francois Bancilhon says he has seen "no hard evidence from any of the FUD propagandists that Linux and open source applications are in breach of any patents."

Red Hat and Ubuntu have also said they won't cut a deal with Microsoft, which claims Linux and other open source software infringe 235 of its patents.

Meanwhile, Mandriva is supporting a French initiative to force OEMs and resellers to unbundle computers and install only software customers order. Bundled software, which the initiative calls "racketware," is supposed to account for 10%-25% of the price of a computer, roughly 100-300 euros. The law on the books in France forbids tying hardware and software license.

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