Open-Source Leaders Speak Out on TomTom Case
Now that Microsoft has leveled a lawsuit against TomTom in what many see as a shot across the bow at Linux and open-source software, open-source experts such as Bruce Perens and Jim Zemlin are weighing in with their views of the situation.
In a piece written for Datamation, Perens, who created the Open Source Definition and is the CEO of a stealth-mode startup named Kiloboot, said: “The products in question incorporate Linux, and at least one of the seven patents involved concerns a Linux kernel implementation rather than TomTom’s own software. Is this Microsoft’s first direct salvo against Linux?”
Open-Source Leaders Speak Out on TomTom Case
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