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MISSING THE POINT
Just as yesterday everyone's missing the point. The only reason to be party to this, or care, was the following which Stephen mentioned today
But a November partnership with Linux seller Novell, under which Microsoft sells certificates entitling customers to Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server support subscriptions and guarantees it won't sue those customers for patent infringement, brought Microsoft into closer contact with the GPL.


It's not like anyone was ever going to get Microsoft to give away their stuff. This was all about whether or not Microsoft could sue GPL and Linux distributors for those mysterious patent infringements they claim to have hidden away in the huge vault in Redmond.

Patent Law for software is stupid these days you can get a patent for anything and you don't have to even be able to prove it works. But in the end it's the grand fear of Microsoft's layers that matters. It's not like I or anyone with any common sense would really want Microsoft to support my Linux systems.

"Hey, why don't we hire that company that doesn't do Linux to support our servers. I bet all their experience with GUI's and shortcut keys will make them experts at command lines and scripting. I mean it's not like they had to go and write their own versions of all the popular scripting languages only to find out they weren't compatible."

Sorry cynical day in paradise...
Posted by: tomam   Posted on: 07/10/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp  Loverock Davidson | 07/06/07
Haven't done your homework, eh Loverock?  Tony Agudo | 07/06/07
Loverock Needs To Read Groklaw  dumptux | 07/08/07
No need to  Loverock Davidson | 07/09/07
Sounds like what we always say! happy  DemonX | 07/09/07
How original  Loverock Davidson | 07/09/07
Nothing too much original here  PeterPilot | 07/10/07
" re-read their license?"  Ole Man | 07/09/07
Microsoft is NOT subject to the GPL?  ruped24 | 07/06/07
Yup  Tim Patterson | 07/08/07
It's all BSD and GPL 2.0 only  orcmid | 07/09/07
Re: Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp  none none | 07/06/07
MS don't like you, and you don't like MS  Boot_Agnostic | 07/07/07
Rep has shown me the legal framework...  Mike Cox | 07/07/07
Funny to wath Billy and Stevie squirm. They would love to sue the snot out  DonnieBoy | 07/07/07
This "Legal Framework" May Have Consequences for MS  dumptux | 07/08/07
RE:This "Legal Framework" May Have Consequences for MS  joe6pack_z | 07/11/07
Microsoft Services for UNIX Discussion  stephe | 07/09/07
you'd think it were politics....  fireman949 | 07/09/07
oops.. see Loverocks posts for clarity (NT)  fireman949 | 07/09/07
Yep  pshannonwatts@... | 07/09/07
Microsoft/Novell would then violate GPLv3  PhilippeV | 07/09/07
For all practical purposes  Ole Man | 07/09/07
$ooooo very simple...  Media-Ted@... | 07/09/07
Microsoft's plans for you  Ole Man | 07/10/07
MISSING THE POINT  tomam | 07/10/07
Sooner than later, MS or Novell or whoever will  tek_heretik | 07/13/07

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