Red Hat executives said LINUX infringement: Microsoft will lose if a lawsuit is held

MarkH. Webbink, Vice President and Chairman of Red Hat (RedHat), told Chinese media yesterday that Microsoft said open-source software has infringed on its 235 patents but never filed a lawsuit to weaken the development of its competitors. Red Hat is not afraid to meet Microsoft in the public hall. If it goes to court, Microsoft will lose. Webbink appeared yesterday at the Beijing headquarters of RedHat and discussed open-source and anti-open-source topics with several media including Sina technology. RedHat is the world's leading provider of open-source solutions. It currently occupies about 75% of the Linux market, and Mark H, Vice President and Chairman of Red Hat. webbink told Chinese media yesterday that Microsoft said open-source software has infringed on its 235 patents but never filed a lawsuit, which is intended to weaken the development of its competitors. Red Hat is not afraid to meet Microsoft in the public hall. If it goes to court, Microsoft will lose.

Webbink appeared yesterday at the Beijing headquarters of RedHat and discussed open-source and anti-open-source topics with several media including Sina technology. RedHat is the world's leading provider of open-source solutions, which currently accounts for about 75% of the Linux market.

Microsoft litigation is intended to intimidate

According to external sources, Microsoft recently claimed that open-source software users infringe on its 235 patents and asked the other party to pay license fees. Webbink does not agree with Microsoft's move.

"Microsoft said it was 235 items, but they didn't specify which projects they were all about. I don't know how this number came from. Is it 235, 135, or 535 ?" Webbink says that unless Microsoft gives a list of the patents it has infringed, RedHat won't trust Microsoft's rhetoric.

"In general, in order to make it easier for people to believe that when compiling data, we need to compile a zero-to-zero number, so Microsoft's number is absolutely fabricated !" Webbink believes that Microsoft has not provided a specific example so far, which is a bit ridiculous.

Webbink compared Microsoft's practice to "putting a nail on a truck", believing that the real motive is to weaken and combat opponents. "They keep spreading their nails and keep their opponents busy making up tires to speed up development and reduce the pace of development of the open-source industry ." Webbink said that Microsoft's move was due to the threat of the open-source industry.