What ever happened to the SCO crusade??? George > Subject: Re: Considering Linux? Consider the intellectual property risks. > From: Gene Holmerud > > 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