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:Show Us the Code: Open Letter to Steven Ballmer
Show Us the Code: Open Letter to Steven Ballmer
Feb 26, 2007, 01 :00 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (8481 reads)

"It's come to many in the Linux community’s attention you have claimed again and again, that Linux violates Microsoft's intellectual property. Not only that, but it's been reported Microsoft has convinced businesses to pay for a Linux patent that you can't provide.

"Therefore, this website will serve as a response to this accusation, and within it, a request. The request is simple, since you, Microsoft, claim to be so sure of yourself: Show Us the Code..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
You do not really look for Microsoft or  ...   Nice sentiment, BUt   
paul
Feb 26, 2007, 04:21:00
 
This as all of these types of schemes ar ...   Patents, not copyrights   
PJ
Feb 26, 2007, 04:42:29
 
M$ can ignore us, but M$'s competito ...   Re: Nice sentiment, BUt   
judecn
Feb 26, 2007, 05:07:05
 
I'm not a legal expert, but perhaps  ...   Slander?   
Eric Katz
Feb 26, 2007, 08:02:04
 
And it's well-known that Microsoft c ...   Puts ball in Microsoft's court   
Wesley Parish
Feb 26, 2007, 08:58:41
 
In past instances MS's legal team di ...   He did not expect so much protest.   
Mario Miyojim
Feb 26, 2007, 09:23:49
 
Microsoft started to talk about total co ...   TCO is pure FUD, because a misnomer.   
Mario Miyojim
Feb 26, 2007, 12:25:26
 
> I'm not a legal expert, but perhap ...   Re: Slander?   
Rainer Weikusat
Feb 26, 2007, 14:05:39
 
Some people are suggesting to strike MS  ...   In this case, public demo is better than courts.   
Mario Miyojim
Feb 26, 2007, 15:33:03
 
> You can certainly force a lot of peopl ...   Re: Re: Slander?   
Roger Moore
Feb 26, 2007, 15:59:43
 
> He is very careful there due primarily ...   Re: Patents, not copyrights   
Rainer Weikusat
Feb 26, 2007, 16:22:14
 
> > You can certainly force a lot of peo ...   Re: Re: Re: Slander?   
Rainer Weikusat
Feb 26, 2007, 16:40:11
 
> > > You can certainly force a lot of p ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Slander?   
Roger Moore
Feb 26, 2007, 17:37:56
 
 This as all of these types of schemes a ...   Re: Patents, not copyrights   
GreyGeek
Feb 26, 2007, 20:04:42
 
MS strategy looks like:1) Implicate Nove ...   SCO The final assault II   
GaAsP
Feb 26, 2007, 22:23:24
 
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