[ Thanks to Jeremy
Allison for this link. ]
“Specifically, Microsoft requires programmers to sign an
agreement that prohibits using information in the document when
building software governed by the General Public License (GPL).
Among the products affected by the restriction is Samba, widely
used software that competes with file sharing technology in
Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Samba uses CIFS to
communicate with client systems.“‘In brief, it sucks,’ said Jeremy Allison, a leader of the
Samba project. He called Microsoft’s agreement ‘a direct attack’ on
Samba and the GPL.“It is unclear whether Microsoft would take legal action against
programmers who reviewed the document and used the information in
GPL-governed code, though the implied threat is enough to cause
concern…”
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