Looks like some of the hype precipitated by the SCO crusade. Gene On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:48:26 -0700, Charlie Bullen wrote: > Hi, I'm forwarding this email that I just got from someone called > Baseline_on_behalf_of_Microsoft. I can't be certian if it really was > sent on behalf on Microsoft, but I wouldn't put it past them. > > Certainly falls in the FUD catagory. > > Charlie > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Considering Linux? Consider the intellectual property risks. > Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 13:57:17 -0400 > From: Baseline on behalf of > Microsoft > To: Charles Bullen > > > > > Your Email address has not been given to any Third Parties. You have > been selected to receive this e-mail > because you indicated you wanted to receive information and special > offers from other companies > when you provided your email address to: Baseline. > THE SOFTWARE YOU LICENSE CAN AFFECT YOUR ORGANIZATION IN WAYS YOU MAY > NOT HAVE CONSIDERED. > > > Software indemnity provisions may not be top of mind. But the fact is, > somebody should be thinking about them. And they should definitely be a > factor when choosing software. > > That being said, you and your company should know that—unlike some Linux > vendors—*Microsoft provides customers with uncapped monetary protection > against intellectual property suits.* And this isn't some extra > protection package that you need to buy into; it's just the way we do > business. > > Here's important > information on how to help protect your organization from intellectual > property risks . > > Here's important > information on how to help protect your organization from intellectual > property risks. The cost of litigating a relatively modest infrigement > easily can exceed $500,000, and often exceeds a million dollars per > party. — Jeff Kushan Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, LLP > > Microsoft > > Read the full indemnification policy from Microsoft > . > > © 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft is either a > registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United > States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are property of > their respective owners. > > Review our Privacy Statement . > > If you prefer not to receive future promotional e-mails of this type > from Microsoft, please click here > to unsubscribe. We will > promptly update your preferences; however, you may still receive > previously initiated promotional communications from Microsoft. > > This e-mail is intended for distribution within the United States. > Please contact your local Microsoft Subsidiary for similar offerings > outside the U.S. > > Microsoft Corporation > One Microsoft Way > Redmond, WA 98052 > > Protect Your PC: 3 steps to help ensure your PC is protected > > Microsoft wants to help ensure your PC is protected from viruses and > worms like Mydoom and Blaster, as well as from future threats. Please go > to www.microsoft.com/protect > and follow these steps today. > > 1. Use an Internet Firewall > 2. Update Your Computer > 3. Use Up-to-Date Antivirus Software > > To get more information and resources about how to help protect your PC, > go to www.microsoft.com/protect > . > > _____________________________________ > pcello@mindspring.com > The preceding is an email advertisement. > > To remove yourself from future promotions from Baseline, > please click here: http://dv10.net/o/?ZXD=80.2151119.1255493 > or copy and paste the above link into your internet browser. > > This advertisement has been sent to you by: > Ziff Davis Media Inc. > 28 E 28th St > New York, NY 10016 > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss