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____/ peterwn on Friday 09 May 2008 22:22 : \____
> On May 10, 8:40 am, Ramon F Herrera <ra...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> "Samba’s forthcoming version 3.2 release capitalizes on Microsoft’s
>> interoperability commitments while also guarding against patent
>> covenants that threaten the GPL.
>>
>
> ??????????
>
> Presumably the GPL is only 'threatened' because it cannot be used to
> sanction Microsoft's attempt to extract payola from users of GPL'd
> code. This is basically the same racket that SCO tried to run.
>
> Remember that if anyone claims the GPL uis 'invalid' they shoot
> themselves in he foot when trying to defend a breach of copyright
> claim.
>
> Remember too, there is no 'single' GPL, there are thousands or
> millions of instances of copyright code where the creator has
> indicated that anyone can use or modify under the terms of a licence
> specified by the creator, the GPL merely being a form adopted by many
> developers for that purpose.
Microsoft has been greasing up the Samba team because Samba has been one of the
more vocal critics of Microsoft. The same goes for Carlo Piana, their lawyer.
What Microsoft tries to establish with Novell and 3 other distributors is
consent to non-compete clause through signatures that essentially lock out the
GPL. It's an abomination that the EU ought to look at. Microsoft looks to
expand its Trust (as in anti-trust), further eliminating competition using
lawyers.
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