Novell Disputes Criticism Of Microsoft Deal

The agreement between Novell and Microsoft that will have salespeople offering Windows and Linux to customers had triggered substantial criticism, to which Novell has responded. open letter to the Linux community online, as an answer to angry suggestions that Novell had admitted Linux infringed on Microsoft patents. "Our agreement with Microsoft is in no way an acknowledgment that Linux infringes upon any Microsoft intellectual property," said Hovsepian. "When we entered the patent cooperation agreement with Microsoft, Novell did not agree or admit that Linux or any other Novell offering violates Microsoft patents." Microsoft also concurred with this in a statement the company Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.