After the recent deals made by a number of Linux vendors with M$ regarding patent threats, I am extremely glad to hear that Ubuntu (Canonical) has told M$ to shove it.
Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical blogs:
Allegations of "infringement of unspecified patents" carry no weight whatsoever. We don't think they have any legal merit, and they are no incentive for us to work with Microsoft on any of the wonderful things we could do together. A promise by Microsoft not to sue for infringement of unspecified patents has no value at all and is not worth paying for. It does not protect users from the real risk of a patent suit from a pure-IP-holder (Microsoft itself is regularly found to violate such patents and regularly settles such suits). People who pay protection money for that promise are likely living in a false sense of security.
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