I am so tired of ESR. Eight headlines on linuxtoday.com since May 01. I don't even CARE about open/free that much anymore! The man needs a hobby. -j On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, John Hebert wrote: <em>> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 11:39:36 -0700 (PDT) <em>> From: John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <em>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> Subject: [brluglist] ESR: Who is "viral" now? <em>> <em>> ESR is a mofo. <em>> <em>> John <em>> <em>> from: <em>> http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/07/03/1813232 <em>> <em>> But the most interesting irony here comes from <em>> considering the terms <em>> of Microsoft's so-called "shared source" program. <em>> Microsoft assures <em>> us that its shared-source program will be deliberately <em>> constructed so <em>> that Microsoft retains all intellectual-property <em>> rights in the code it <em>> allows developers to see. <em>> <em>> What does this mean? Well...suppose you are a <em>> developer. You <em>> register with Microsoft to get access to "shared <em>> source", or you work <em>> at a development shop that registers (giving you <em>> presumptive access <em>> to Microsoft's source code). <em>> <em>> Congratulations. Your brain is now infected with the <em>> "I have seen <em>> shared source" virus. Are you prepared to bet your <em>> career, or your <em>> company's existence, that Microsoft will never sue if <em>> you write <em>> code that (a) behaviorally resembles a Microsoft <em>> product, (b) competes <em>> with a Microsoft product, or (c) clashes with the <em>> color of Bill <em>> Gates's underwear this week? <em>> <em>> <em>> <em>> __________________________________________________ <em>> Do You Yahoo!? <em>> Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail <em>> http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ <em>> ================================================ <em>> BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> your subscription information. <em>> ================================================ <em>> ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================ <!-- body="end" --> <hr noshade> <ul> <li><strong>Next message:</strong> Jerald Sheets: "[brluglist] Utopia" <li><strong>Previous message:</strong> John Hebert: "[brluglist] ESR: Who is "viral" now?" <li><strong>In reply to:</strong> John Hebert: "[brluglist] ESR: Who is "viral" now?" <li><strong>Messages sorted by:</strong> [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ] </ul> <hr noshade>
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