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:Attorney: GPLv3 may not bind Microsoft
Attorney: GPLv3 may not bind Microsoft
Jul 25, 2007, 17 :45 UTC (27 Talkback[s]) (8788 reads)

(Other stories by Brett Winterford)

'"Unless there is something more specific in the certificate or the collaboration agreement between Novell and Microsoft, I would be very surprised to see this upheld," she said. "It was a nice try on the part of GNU (the software system developed by FSF), but at this stage, I'd say it's not going to be an effective strategy. It will be tough to hold up in court."'

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"While not all the details of the Micros ...   The devil's in the details   
da
Jul 25, 2007, 17:59:06
 
That is no doubt true.But what wasn' ...   Re: The devil's in the details   
Orlando Native
Jul 25, 2007, 19:18:14
 
The heart of Kay-Lam-Beattie's logic ...   stay tuned   
Steve Stites
Jul 25, 2007, 20:31:23
 
> "The strategy, Lam-Beattie said, will  ...   Re: stay tuned   
Tony OBryan
Jul 25, 2007, 20:48:11
 
Licenses don't bind. They grant righ ...   Re: Re: stay tuned   
Cabal
Jul 25, 2007, 20:51:55
 
Err.. how does the GPL try's to rewr ...   The 'GPLv3' tries to rewrite copyright law   
patrick
Jul 25, 2007, 21:11:56
 
And more importantly the GPL v Anything  ...   Re: stay tuned   
sdfkl;sdklfsdf
Jul 26, 2007, 00:16:31
 
I doubt very much that you could explain ...   Re: Re: Re: stay tuned   
sdlkjfkl;sd
Jul 26, 2007, 00:21:46
 
at least without breaking the law, like  ...   not bound, but can not redistrib   
Fred Williams
Jul 26, 2007, 00:31:44
 
> Licenses don't bind.They most cert ...   Re: Re: Re: stay tuned   
Tony OBryan
Jul 26, 2007, 00:42:25
 
I think Microsoft has the dough to hire  ...   I doubt Microsoft really cares.   
cjm
Jul 26, 2007, 02:21:34
 
At the time microsoft made its deals wit ...   Everything in its time   
Joe User
Jul 26, 2007, 02:58:00
 
Cabal \n: The artifices and intrigues of ...   Cabal   
jp
Jul 26, 2007, 05:12:32
 
>>>"The question is, do Microsoft's  ...   Distribution of coupons for SuSE Linux.   
Shiva
Jul 26, 2007, 10:42:38
 
And why do you think several Microsoft m ...   Why the bitter disappointment on MS part, then?   
patrcik
Jul 26, 2007, 10:53:58
 
> The GPL can try all it wants to re-wri ...   Re: Re: Re: stay tuned   
blackhole
Jul 26, 2007, 11:30:21
 
> Licenses don't bind. They grant ri ...   Re: Re: Re: stay tuned   
Sid Boyce
Jul 26, 2007, 11:35:50
 
> at least without breaking the law, lik ...   Re: not bound, but can not redistrib   
blackhole
Jul 26, 2007, 11:37:54
 
> ... and if, for example. some company  ...   Re: I doubt Microsoft really cares.   
blackhole
Jul 26, 2007, 11:47:59
 
Look at Microsofts actions.  They dumped ...   It doesn't matter what this lawyer says   
Joe Almeida
Jul 26, 2007, 12:26:42
 
"I have no legal training.  Do you?  I c ...   Re: Re: I doubt Microsoft really cares.   
cjm
Jul 26, 2007, 14:49:43
 
"That's why I urge boycott of these  ...   Re: Re: Re: I doubt Microsoft really cares.   
xxx
Jul 26, 2007, 16:57:02
 
 "What they wanted, what they paid for,  ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: I doubt Microsoft really cares.   
GreyGeek
Jul 26, 2007, 20:13:53
 
   As far as I can figure (if I'm wr ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: I doubt Microsoft really cares.   
Bernard Swiss
Jul 27, 2007, 02:10:31
 
> ... I urge boycott of these three comp ...   Re: Re: Re: I doubt Microsoft really cares.   
blackhole
Jul 27, 2007, 04:18:28
 
> What is a royalty for?  To pay another ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I doubt Microsoft really cares   
Cameron Hutchison
Jul 27, 2007, 04:44:24
 
    As far as I can figure (if I'm w ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I doubt Microsoft really cares   
Shiva
Jul 27, 2007, 09:47:15
 
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