Reminds me of an article in a recent Linux Journal
M$ has released its CIFS technical specs on a royalty free basis provided that 1) they are used only on non microsoft platforms; and 2) they are not used in conjunction with GPL software Nick wrote > > Look the problem we all have with linux is that it doesn't follow the > standards set down my microsoft. Thats beacuase linux users won't play > the game and sign non disclosure agreements. How can you ever expect > linux to follow standards and interact with the real world if linux > people won't agree to keep the goddamn standards secret! >
