The article is all over the place, but the way I understand it Canonical is just one example of a broader issue. Rakuten is another example he named.
Obviously Linux itself isn't subject, since Microsoft can't sue Linux. Linux also can't pay patent fees. This will always be about users of Linux, and Canonical is a particularly visible and outspoken Linux user.
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The article is all over the place, but the way I understand it Canonical is just one example of a broader issue. Rakuten is another example he named.
Obviously Linux itself isn't subject, since Microsoft can't sue Linux. Linux also can't pay patent fees. This will always be about users of Linux, and Canonical is a particularly visible and outspoken Linux user.
Not Linux the OS but the Linux Foundation. I'm no lawyer but I think that the Linux Foundation is a juridical person, i.e. an entity that can be sued.