[plug] Is Microsoft Ready to Assert IP Rights over the Internet?

Evert van Dijk evert at silver-sword.net
Mon Nov 8 12:47:58 WST 2004


their adaption of some basic tools like ping and traceroute (ping.exe 
and tracert.exe in tha windows) has compiled taken straight from the 
original sources.
without any changes, if you open the exe in a notepad or edit you will 
even find a reference to Berkeley in plain text.



Muskie Teh Otterboi wrote:

> Kai wrote:
>
>> garry wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1714680,00.asp
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope it is a misunderstanding!
>>
>>
>>
>> The talkback is good, and funny :)
>> http://www.eweek.com/talkback_details/0,2278,s=25990&a=138681,00.asp?m=3611 
>>
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> Wait. Lemme get this straight. MS is trying to say "We own the 
> Internet"? (or at least the protocols?)
>
> I thought Al Gore Invented the Internet. :P
>
> Muskie
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