[plug] more FUD??

[Kai]

Kev wrote:

> Do M$ have a leg to stand on here, or is it simply more FUD.
> 
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2129407,00.asp?kc=EWNAVEMNL051407EOAD

Prolly more FUD...as usual, anything MS says about "doing the best for 
the community" is probably full of it.

like this quote from page 1

...Microsoft is not yet saying exactly what it plans to do about these 
violations. "The company's longstanding preference is to license rather 
than litigate, and Microsoft's work over the past three years to build a 
bridge with open source is a result of that commitment....

*coughs*BULLSHIT*coughs*

or this from page 2:

...But what is clear is that Microsoft has the third, and latest, draft 
of GPLv3 in its sights, accusing the draft license of trying to "tear 
down the bridge between proprietary and open-source technology that 
Microsoft has worked to build with the industry and customers," the 
spokesman said."...

They got this article too...

Is Microsoft Violating Some Patents Covering Open Source?
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2062312,00.asp

Of course the public don't know everything, so maybe MS has made some 
genuine deals but when the last time Microsoft actually tried to make a 
real relationship ? I'm sure their deal with Novell is just a public 
visade to get good PR while royally screwing someone, even if said 
screwing isn't evident for a coupla years.

I think this person is pretty accurate ?
http://www.eweek.com/talkback_details/0,1932,s=25990&a=194630,00.asp?m=20781

OK, enough ranting, I gotta get some study done !

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