Comment 369 for bug 1

Hold it ! Right there ! we're going to be sued en masse. Microsoft has flatly stated that we Linux users violate 235 patents.
OK ! Let's co-operate, and each one of us should send all of our source AND binary code, from every computer that we own to Microsoft, yes, let's 'fess up. Let Microsoft, that benevolent behemoth, tell each one of us , individually, which patent(s) that we infringe upon so that we can remove this offense code and get on with our lives.
If Microsoft doesn't respond, then we should help out, AND send it again !!!!!!!!!!!!

Most of us old timers know full well that Microsoft had to use Unix code in the '80's, we saw it, thought it was OK, but didn't think of it as "patent infringement". We saw Microsoft buy up companies (like Spinnaker who created 'Works') and use code that was taken from everywhere.

Of course Microsoft now has to show ALL of it's proprietary code to prove theur case.

Allen Graham, an 'oldtimer' from Bobcaygeon Ontario (prev: Toronto and Key West , yes that AG)