[Message about Open Source infection deleted.] Exactly the reverse concern is raised when people see Microsoft wanting to allow or promote the use of Microsoft source code in teaching.
Would this mean that all students that saw Microsoft source code could no longer write code? What if they implemented something that they saw in the Microsoft code? What if they implemented something that was in Microsoft code but that they did not see? How could they prove they did not see it? Having worked in software development for 16 years I've seen the same basic code independently arrived at or invented many times over. It could get very messy trying to prove who leant what from where. Perhaps this is where the BSD license has it's merits... There's an interesting article here http://www.msnbc.com/news/730195.asp?cp1=1 Guy -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy Dawson I.T. Manager Crossflight Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07973 797819 01753 776104 ********************************************************************** This email contains the views and opinions of a Crossflight Limited employee and at this stage are in no way a direct representation of Crossflight Limited. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. To ensure the integrity and appropriate use of its email system, Crossflight Limited reserves the right to examine any email held on its email system or sent to or from it. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. We strongly recommend that you check this email with your own virus software as Crossflight Limited will not be held responsible for any damage caused by viruses as a result of opening this mail. **********************************************************************
