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Re: [News] McAfee Licks Microsoft Boots by Doing FUD Work, Does Crime

Hadron wrote:

> Jerry McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> Hadron wrote:
>>
>>> Jerry McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>> 
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> McAfee throws some FUD at the GPL
>>>>> 
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | In its annual report, Windows security software vendor McAfee told
>>>>> | its investors that open source software licence terms it vaguely
>>>>> | characterised as " ambiguous" might "result in unanticipated
>>>>> | obligations regarding our products."
>>>>> | 
>>>>> | [...]
>>>>> | 
>>>>> | That statement says several things. First, it reveals that McAfee
>>>>> | does use at least some open source software derived code in its
>>>>> | products.
>>>>
>>>> ----snip----
>>>>
>>>> I just emailed McAfee Tech Support asking for the URL containing the
>>>> downloadable, GPL licensed source code...
>>>>
>>>> This ought to be interesting...
>>> 
>>> The only "interesting" thing is that you appear to have totally missed
>>> the gist of the thread.
>>
>> Maybe... All I'm interested in is calling McAfee on their use of GPL'd
>> sources in their proprietary software. If they do indeed use GPL'd
>> software, it's time to put up the sources for ftp...
> 
> "if they do indeed"
> 
> So you don't know? You have emailed them to produce something you don't
> even know if they have or use?
> 
> Nice.

What part of McAfees statement
/quote
"open source software licence terms it vaguely characterised as "ambiguous"
 might "result in unanticipated obligations regarding our products."
/unquote

is too difficult for you to understand?

If they had not used it, they would not have "unanticipated obligations",

poor "true linux advocate", "kernel hacker", "emacs user", "swapfile
expert", "X specialist", "CUPS guru", "USB-disk server admin", "defragger
professional", "newsreader magician", "hardware maven",  "time coordinator"
and "email sage"  Hadron Quark, aka Hans Schneider, aka Richard, aka Damian
O'Leary

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