License required for software writers
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/12/03/1640223
"Did you get that license before writing that code? It
looks like the Microsoft front organizations are pushing licensing
for
software writers. Of course, the usual suspects, the BSA and ITAA
are
involved in writing the laws. With Microsoft still not understanding
Free and Open Source Software, they must be thinking that a loose
band
of hackers won't bother getting licensed, and they'll be able to
slow
the juggernaut using this, among many other tactics. Maybe they're
hoping no one will see this. What say you? Are you going to pony up
the
annual fees, fingerprints, and mugshots for your little software
project? Did you write that code while your license was expired?
Will
this even be possible? Or is Microsoft trying to drive a stake
through
the heart of the Free and Open Source development models by
rewriting
an unrelated security rule?"
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argh!
so does that mean kids in school have to be licensed to learn
programming?
does that mean if anyone writes a simple shell script to auto-shut a pc
they need a license?
if you produce an html file you need a license?
what about the larger set of gnulinux programmers?
what about endusers who download source code and compile under gnulinux
for their end-use?
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LL
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