GPL becomes a obstacle to Novell's cooperation with Microsoft

According to foreign media reports, the law professor Eben moglen said that the patent licensing transactions announced by Microsoft and Novell last Thursday conflict with the current gpl3.

Section 7th of General Public License (gpl2) stipulates that when an enterprise or individual signs an agreement that contradicts the authorization conditions, these enterprises or individuals are prohibited from spreading GPL code.

"If you cannot meet all related obligations under this authorization, the result can only be a project that has been released completely ."

If Microsoft requires noveer to forcibly charge users for the release of Linux in a patent agreement, these regulations can block this requirement.

On SuSE Linux released last Thursday, novwe and Microsoft announced a wide range of partnerships. The two companies signed the patent cross license deal ). This transaction will protect the rights and interests of SuSE Linux users and senders and Prevent Microsoft from applying for patent protection.

Noveer and Microsoft have also achieved collaboration between the two work systems. Microsoft will issue 70,000 SuSE coupons to its consumers.

In an interview, Eben moglen asked Novell to explain in detail how he was prepared to comply with the GPL regulations while complying with the authorization agreement signed with Microsoft.

Noveer hasn't disclosed details about the legal agreement it has signed with Microsoft yet, But noveer spokesman Bruce Lowry claims that they have not violated related GPL regulations.