Micosoft will come after OS X server soon

[Satcomer]

Well symphonix do you think that this is just a smoke and mirrors by Microsoft to scare businesses away from Linux and buy the Windows server?

[Lt Major Burns]

Darwin is a seperate build of a UNIX-like system.

also, Job's paranoia, and paranoia about microsoft and patent dispute, and his fatherly role in OSX's development will mean that OSX is covered by more patents than you can shake a stick at, no doubt.

[fryke]

Apple can't patent, say, Apache. If you strip Mac OS X Server of all its open source heritage, you'd have to invent (and patent) quite a lot of software to make it a workable solution again.

[symphonix]

Originally Posted by Satcomer

Well symphonix do you think that this is just a smoke and mirrors by Microsoft to scare businesses away from Linux and buy the Windows server?

I think you summed it up perfectly: that is exactly what it is all about.

They'll make enough noise to scare some proportion of users away from Linux, then after the story starts appearing in mainstream press they'll announce a really friendly, feel-good committment not to pursue the matter. That way, they avoid a battle for public opinion, and an expensive and drawn-out court battle, while at the same time doing serious harm to open-source's good reputation.

[fryke]

they've already done that now. it's on digg etc. - apparently, they won't litigate.