Put up or shut up!
February 26, 2007
That’s what various Linux supporters are saying to Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer in their "Show Us The Code" effort. Ballmer has repeated his claim that some Linux components infringe on Microsoft’s patents.
Most Linux supporters think that Microsoft is simply trying to scare business customers away from the popular operating system as SCO did a couple of years ago. I suspect they are right.
It is doubtful Microsoft will release the code they feel has been infringed, but I do suspect that as soon as someone loses a court case, the Linux community will rewrite the offending code (if in fact there is any). So my advice, "move along, nothing to see here."
