[plug] Had to happen

[Richard Meyer]

On Sat, 2006-11-18 at 07:49 +0800, Kai wrote:
> SCO/MS vs Linux, round 2
> 
> Ballmer: Linux users owe Microsoft
> http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;839593139;fp;2;fpid;1
> 
> As Pamela Jones said:
> Jones also challenged Ballmer to "put his money where his mouth is" and
> detail exactly what part of the Linux kernel source code allegedly
> infringes upon Microsoft patents, so that "folks will strip out the code
> and work around it or prove his patent invalid."
> 
> Speaking of which, I saw this page linked from Groklaw...
> http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10004553o-2000331777b,00.htm
> 
> Of course the other side is, how much Linux code is Microsoft using ? 
> I'm not a programmer, far from it, but to the best of my knowledge they 
> at least use some Unix/Linux code for the Windows TCP/IP stack...there
> "could be more", so lets hype that up and claim loudly and proudly that 
> Microsoft infringes, but refuse to show any code, then drag it out in 
> court for three years +

BSD code, actually. And the BSD licence specifically allows for such use
provided the usage is acknowledged (messages, etc).
> 
-- 
Richard Meyer <meyerri at westnet.com.au>
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