I'd say that's actually the point... 1) Make a deal with SuSE/Novell not to claim Patent infrigement for Novell/SuSE clients 2) said deal is _limited in time_ (end in 2012 if memory serves) [*) buy some Novell shares] 3) sue non-Novell clients for patent infrigement What's to gain ? Mostly - the (hope for) recognition that FOSS violates MS and other patents... - recognition of Software Patents I'd say a clear proof that SW Patents are like landmines... you never know when they'll explode ! sma Eric Dondelinger wrote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, it is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning, it is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." (paraphrase of the mentat Piter DeVries from "Dune" by Frank Herbert) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Serge Marelli, Luxembourg ----------------------------------------------------------------------