Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says <A HREF="http://www.cio.com/article/144902/Microsoft_CEO_Ballmer_Red_Hat_Violates_Microsoft_IP">Red Hat Linux uses intellectual property owned by Microsoft</A> and that Red Hat's customers should pay Microsoft for it. Ballmer made the claim, an echo of earlier remarks aimed at the open source community, during a presentation at a Microsoft event Oct. 4 in London.
"People who use Red Hat, at least with respect to our intellectual property, in a sense have an obligation eventually to compensate us," Ballmer stated, according to news reports, and a video of his remarks posted online.
Asked for comment, Red Hat reiterated its position that its customers are protected from liability by its Open Source Assurance Program, which includes "indemnification against claims raised by any holder of software patents," according to information on Red Hat's Web site.
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