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Anti-open source whitepaper' devastated | The Register
"The entire AdTI study is a commercial funded by Microsoft, whose sole aim is to counter the growing adoption of GPL'd software. The report contains nothing constructive or useful. It is a sham."
Anti-open source whitepaper' devastated | The Register
"The entire AdTI study is a commercial funded by Microsoft, whose sole aim is to counter the growing adoption of GPL'd software. The report contains nothing constructive or useful. It is a sham."
Luis Villa's Blog / Simon Phipps and Moonlight give me an excuse to post a cool picture
"License says you can use it without restrictions...but the patent license says...as long as you get it from Novell. If you...can live with that sort of uncertainty, go for it and use Moonlight; if you can't, well, don't say you weren't warned
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Why Upgrade to GPLv3 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
[...] Microsoft made a few mistakes in the Novell-Microsoft deal, and GPLv3 is designed to turn them against Microsoft, extending that limited patent protection to the whole community. In order to take advantage of this, programs need to use GPLv3. [...]
Samba Adopts GPLv3 for Future Releases
"If you wish to use libraries released under the LGPLv3 with your 'GPLv2 only' code then you will need to modify the license on your code."
Samba Adopts GPLv3 for Future Releases
"If you wish to use libraries released under the LGPLv3 with your 'GPLv2 only' code then you will need to modify the license on your code."
Wired News - AP News
Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that it will license instant messaging and digital media technology to a small desktop Linux distributor, Linspire Inc., adding to a growing number of deals meant to help the Windows operating system work more smoothly
Wired News - AP News
Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that it will license instant messaging and digital media technology to a small desktop Linux distributor, Linspire Inc., adding to a growing number of deals meant to help the Windows operating system work more smoothly
Microsoft claims software like Linux violates its patents - May 28, 2007
Good article about the plans Microsoft has to get money for patents they claim the open source community violates
Microsoft-Novell peace deal could create two-tier Linux market - Computer Business Review
Microsoft try and spread more FUD but it looks like they're in breach of the GPL.
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SOB: Scion Of Backronymics ยป MS: Freedom is Slavery; FSF: Slavery is Freedom
Which will it be: Microsoft's corrupt capitalism or FSF's totalitarian communism?