Re: MSFT and GNU questions

2001-06-10 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 08:04:39PM +, David Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Thursday June 07 2001 10:05 pm, Karsten M. Self wrote: Among the questions raised was the perennial where do you turn for advice on the GPL. One bad thing that happened as a result of this skirmish was

Re: MSFT and GNU questions

2001-06-10 Thread David Johnson
On Sunday June 10 2001 06:59 pm, Karsten M. Self wrote: The point is that Microsoft claims there's nowhere to turn. This is simply false, though the available resources could be better publicized. Part of my frustration over the Mundie fiasco is that the OSS communities handled it so badly.

RE: MSFT and GNU questions

2001-06-08 Thread Laura Majerus
I'd also point out that, contrary to the FUD promoted by MS, companies who may be uncomfortable getting ALL their legal advice from discussion lists such as this, can increasingly turn to traditional law firms for knowledgeable, clueful advice. I know that there are several silicon valley IP

Re: MSFT and GNU questions

2001-06-07 Thread David Johnson
On Thursday June 07 2001 10:05 pm, Karsten M. Self wrote: Among the questions raised was the perennial where do you turn for advice on the GPL. One bad thing that happened as a result of this skirmish was that the public now identifies Open Source with the GPL. The GPL is not the only OSS