> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of David Brodbeck > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 2:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: James Davis; 'David Rankin'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Samba > Subject: Re: [Samba] Re: [expert] Microsoft - The settlement > that isn't > > Not really. Microsoft's patent license wording apparently bans all > open-source licenses, GPL just happens to be the only one they mention > specifically. > > This has me really concerned.
Actually, I think it would be M$'s death if they really did try to force this. It would most definitely solidify the wall between OSS and M$ s/w. I can also say this... I have never considered myself 'anti-M$' - and I know many others that are like me. We use M$ products, and we use Linux, and we use whatever tools are the best for the job (or the tools that our bosses force us to use), but I can guarantee you one thing: If M$ does this, it will push the vast majority of people like me directly and fully into the Linux/OSS camp, and I will be as bad or worse than any of the anti-M$ crowd I have ever encountered in the past. I think it is possible that if they do this, it will be the worst mistake they ever made, and the best thing that could happen for OSS. Any of our users that *had* to have M$, would have to bring their own license of an older version (Win9x it loks like) that will still work with Samba, and the rest of M$ products can just go to hell. Charles -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
