Re: "My gut feeling says the FSF is waiting for the prime time to sue ..."
Unless, of course, whoever owns Novell nowadays wants to do it.
Micro Focus owns Novell. I think it very unlikely we'd start an API-copyright war. Legitimate software licensing is one thing; pursuing quixotic IP claims that fly in the face of decades of software tradition is quite another.
Plus a big part of our business is emulating mainframe environments such as CICS, JES, and IMS. Including APIs.
Like most here, I'm hoping SCOTUS hears a Google appeal and overrides CAFC. I can see CAFC's point in this ruling, but it's disastrous.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
