Home Messages Index
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Author IndexDate IndexThread Index

Re: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Insists on Illegal Patents in the UK (Software Patents)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 14 Jan 2010 13:26 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>
>>
>>
>> Treading the thin line between Free, Proprietary and Open Source Software
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Furthermore, whilst Microsoft may be
>>| making concessions to open source and are
>>| happy to play with open source when it
>>| suits their needs they are also willing to
>>| use other methods where it best suits
>>| their business. For example, on patents
>>| Darren Strange (Head of Open Source
>>| Engagement, Microsoft UK) says âPatents
>>| drive innovation and they drive openness
>>| actually.â
>> `----
>>
>> http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2010/01/04/treading-the-thin-line-between-free-proprietary-and-open-source-software/
>>
> 
> not sure what "openness actually" is, perhaps the sequel to "love
> actually?"
> 
> What a load of disingenuous tosh.

More people have begun saying "Free software". I think Microsoft has something to do with it.

- -- 
		~~ Best of wishes


All that blue light from Orthanc at night? That was
Saruman, trying to moderate
- -- news.admin.palantir-abuse.sightings.
http://Schestowitz.com  | Free as in Free Beer |  PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Load average (/proc/loadavg): 0.58 0.53 0.40 1/328 31130
      http://iuron.com - semantic search engine project initiative
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)

iEYEARECAAYFAktPmwgACgkQU4xAY3RXLo4b4gCfSmhHlk1uyZivtUDymO0VjTmJ
ku4AmwbMFCFAKoUmlclfohM0Bsj/ZTns
=BvSQ
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Author IndexDate IndexThread Index