Microsoft's Jason Matusow is a man who knows his way around both licensing
and interoperability standards. Formerly the head of
Microsoft's Shared Source initiative, Matusow now helps lead
Microsoft's standards efforts to make good on its promise
of interoperability by design.
But there is that pesky problem of patents, that Microsoft alleges certain Linux and open source code may be infringing upon.
"We think software intellectual property [IP] is critically important and
has a great deal of value, but we want it to be quality IP and not just
something to block other people from doing stuff," Matusow told
internetnews.com. "IP can become a pivot point for collaboration."
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