Money.... was there ever anything else? :)

Judd


On 11/4/06, Josh Coffman <josh_coffman@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  I still don't get what Novell thinks they'll be getting out of this in
> real world benefits.
>
> -j
>
>
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> From: keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com>
> To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2006 8:08:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Novel in bed with M$
>
> Who ever said it will get stuck in court so long it does not matter had a
> good point.
>
> M$ will do what ever M$ wants to do.  They have been doing business this
> way all the way back to 1978 or so.
>
>
> *JT Moree <moreejt@pcxperience.com>* wrote:
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> Craig White wrote:
> > Microsoft can do anything that they wish with Samba with the exception
> > of distributing it, at that point, the GPL license has teeth.
>
> I don't really want to continue this thread but I think you're missing
> my point. The company 'Microsoft' does not follow laws--whether US,
> European, copyright, GPL, whatever. They have stolen code before--such
> as staxx software utitilities in DOS--they don't comply with regs handed
> down but judges or authorities--like giving out proper specs to Windows
> networking as demanded by US and European courts. And there are many
> more examples . . . http://www.aaxnet.com/topics/msinc.html (don't know
> how reliable it is I just googled for it and it was the third link).
>
> Whether or not there is a MS sanctioned version of Linux (virtualized or
> not) the company has never shown regard for copyright or the law so it
> seems unlikely that they will start now. Of course it would be great if
> I were wrong. ;)
>
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> PC Xperience, Inc.
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