The head of the Open Invention Network (OIN) has dismissed Microsoft's claims that Linux violates over 200 of its patents. OIN chief executive Jerry Rosenthal told vnunet.com that Microsoft's assertions are simply an attempt to undermine the open source movement.
Rosenthal added that it is time for Microsoft to reveal the patents that are supposedly being infringed, or to drop the claims.
"The FUD is clear. If you have a patent that you are proud of, then disclose it," he said.
"If your patent is a good patent then you are not worried about revealing it before going to court because you would be confident of success."
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