* Homer peremptorily fired off this memo:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Microsoft emails Blender
>
> Why would the world's biggest software company ask for "information on
> how to make [software] run better on Windows", when the source for that
> software is publicly available and Freely licensed? What "information"
> do they expect to get that isn't already in the source and docs?
>
> Has the Vole run out of software engineers ... or money ... or both?
More likely they want to start a "dialogue". Have you notice just how
much many Microsoft people like to talk? They'll talk your ears off,
trying to "wow" you with a barrage of talk about "cool" technology.
Only later, after much work, do you find the seams. Too late! You're
committed.
--
Stolen's a strong word. It's copyrighted content that the owner wasn't paid
for. So yes. -- Bill Gates, On his use of YouTube to watch videos. "Bill Gates
on ...the Competition" in The Wall Street Journal (19 June 2006); also quoted
in "Bill Gates' piracy confession" at ComputerWorld.com
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