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Ignoring the last 16 years
Read it. Thanks for the suggestion.

Your assertion that the GPLv3 prevents Microsoft from implementing interoperability is debatable. But it's irrelevant to my point.

My point is that Microsoft had 16 years of GPLv2 code with which to create interoporability. For 16 years they had all the source for both sides of the communication, that is source for Microsoft OS and source for any Free Software program that they could want to talk to.

Nvidia did it. ATI did it. WordPerfect did it. Hundreds of closed source drivers and applications did it and are doing it. Microsoft did not because they chose not to, not because they couldn't.
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You begin with a false premis  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
Ridiculous  Tim Patterson | 08/09/07
You are confusing the message with the man.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
"interoprability"???  casse_couille | 08/09/07
Did that rant help you? I sure hope so...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
He is right  deaf_e_kate | 08/09/07
I disagree  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
MS and Interoperability  alandd | 08/09/07
Not under GPL-3  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
gpl v3  Arm A. Geddon | 08/09/07
Please don't feed the troll  TtfnJohn | 08/09/07
I get bored.  odubtaig | 08/10/07
Ignoring the last 16 years  alandd | 08/09/07
Have you read it closely?  Patrick Jones | 08/10/07
re: MS and Interoperability  Arm A. Geddon | 08/09/07
Those with no argument try to hide behind ridicule...  BanjoPaterson | 08/09/07
So your saying Stallman wrote GPL-3 out of fear?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
Not Fear - A Rational Response...  BanjoPaterson | 08/09/07
Rational as in Microsoft's actions.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
"It works both ways"  Ole Man | 08/09/07
Look, have you ever sat and really listened  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
"Look, have you ever sat and really" READ?  Ole Man | 08/10/07
A thief is seldom afraid of his intended victim  Ole Man | 08/09/07
What in the h*ll are you ranting about?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
You have been diagnosed with sinility?  B.O.F.H. | 08/09/07
No, but would you like me to tell you what your mom  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/10/07
Are you trying toinsult people that are smarter than yourself?  B.O.F.H. | 08/10/07
Whose the wacko?  nbjayme | 08/09/07
Only time will tell.  CobraA1 | 08/09/07
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance - TJ  BanjoPaterson | 08/09/07
Do you feel that people need to be reminded or are you convincing yourself?  balsover | 08/09/07
Keep in mind that Jerremy  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
Are you stalking Jeremy?  Ole Man | 08/09/07
No fool, it was a huge story right here  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/07
So you are admittedly a confirmed scalawag?  Ole Man | 08/10/07
Jeremy has options, No_Ax_to_Grind does not.  B.O.F.H. | 08/09/07
When you have nothing worth saying, say something stupid.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/10/07
We already know your motto.  B.O.F.H. | 08/10/07
There was a violation...  nbjayme | 08/09/07
There was NO violation  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/10/07
There was NO violation  Ole Man | 08/10/07
Going mental are we?  nbjayme | 08/11/07
Different motivations  russell@... | 08/09/07
"Copying DVDs and sharing..."  douglasids | 08/09/07
thats the same for Windows Too  deaf_e_kate | 08/09/07
"only interested in open source because of the bottom line"  Ole Man | 08/09/07
Knock... knock  nbjayme | 08/09/07
About GNU/Linux  TtfnJohn | 08/09/07
depends on what you refer to...  nbjayme | 08/09/07
A lot of sound and fury...signifying nothing  TtfnJohn | 08/09/07
Column is mangled - first two paragraphs missing.  JeremyAllison | 08/09/07
Also missing the quote at the end.  JeremyAllison | 08/09/07
Fixed - thanks !  JeremyAllison | 08/09/07
I would just like to add this link about richard stallman...  Arm A. Geddon | 08/09/07
Stallman's idealism is killing open source.  kraterz | 08/09/07
Open Source != Free Software  alandd | 08/09/07
You are 100% Spot On!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/10/07
In yours and Microsoft's dreams!  Ole Man | 08/10/07
Co-existance..  russell@... | 08/10/07
Doesn't make any sense!  Ole Man | 08/10/07
Stallman, GPL and the long term health of Open Source  oldsysprog | 08/10/07
That's a lot of interesting accusations.  odubtaig | 08/10/07
Interesting sources  oldsysprog | 08/10/07
developer's discretion....  nbjayme | 08/11/07
Indiscretion by developers  oldsysprog | 08/11/07
IPR...  nbjayme | 08/11/07
Let your issues be sorted out in court.  nbjayme | 08/11/07
Interoperability??  Update victim | 08/11/07

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