After takin' a swig o' grog, Peter Köhlmann belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, to Novell, Linux *is* becoming Windows. It's blending. It's not an
>> alternative. .NET, OOXML, Silverlight...
>
> So if I understand you correctly, providing similar ways to do things
> is "not an alternative".
> *Not* providing them would be so, then.
In my opinion, one is a sucker if one adopts Microsoft technology
without the source code and the blessing of Microsoft.
I'd appreciate this technology a bit more if other companies could
safely implement them. Companies that don't have a partner relationship
with Microsoft.
> Yes, that makes sense. Lets all bow to GPL3 and make things different.
> Especially for new users. *That* will teach them
I think you've got a complex about GPLv3.
Maybe you should work for the Samba team for awhile.
Let me rephrase the issue. I would still be somewhat nervous about
using Microsoft technology even if they provide the source under a GPLv3
license. If they accept that license (or even GLPv2, for that matter),
I would put my money on the fact that they found a legal loophole.
But maybe I'm too cynical.
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Tux rox!
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