Phil: This I read in idg.net.nz.
Just how much Microsoft is taking fright can be seen by the licence for the second beta version of its Mobile Internet Toolkit -- a set of tools that allows programmers to connect servers with handheld computers via the internet. It specifically prohibits the use of any products created under the GPL and its ilk, referring to them, not simply as open-source, but as "potentially viral software". Then I stared at it in surprise.......Are they THAT afraid?........ Give me a break....... Interesting term. According to US intellectual property attorney Dana Hayter, the phraseology says more about Microsoft's worldview than anything else. "It's a pejorative and misleading term. To suggest that open-source software is somehow 'viral' is to confuse harm to your customers' machines and data with harm to Microsoft's profits." Ditto..... And that's what it's all about. Profits. After a decade in the wilderness, Linux has reached a critical mass with a depth of sophistication that makes it both accessible and appealing to Joe Public. The irony is rich; after spending years and countless millions gobbling up or nobbling the competition, Microsoft are faced with an enemy that can't be bought. "....that makes it both accesible and appealing to Joe Public". 'Nuff said..... Mario http://www.idg.net.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/PrintDoc/0312B91156EB20BACC256AD3008065F9?OpenDocument -- �Desea desuscribirse? Escriba a [EMAIL PROTECTED] con el tema "unsubscribe".
