On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:53:17 +1300 (NZDT) Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This piece was brought to my attention by /. this morning. What it's a > piece of, I'm not too sure. IMO Chapmann Tripp should be shot for using > such inflammatory language, but I suppose that without any licenses to > write, they'd be going out of business. Altruism isn't a word they > understand in this context, I take it. > > Some of the highlights: > > "Understanding the Infectious Effects of Open Source Licences" - so > they're all bad for you then? > > "64 As its standard position, all Development Agreements should prohibit > the use of any open source code in the supplied software." - so how are we > going to develop ( eclipse ), compile ( gcc ), publish ( apache )... it > then? > > It's put me off my morning coffee, that's for sure. > > http://www.e.govt.nz/policy/open-source/open-source-legal > > > Steve. > -- > Let us have a moment of silence for all Americans who are now stuck in > traffic on their way to a health club to ride a stationary bicycle. - > Congressman Earl Blumenauer (Oregon) ...and it seems somewhat at odds with http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39156907,00.htm
