__/ [ Sinister Midget ] on Thursday 15 June 2006 00:27 \__
> On 2006-06-13, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
> something concerning:
>> Microsoft cozies up to the GPL?
>
>>| It's not like Muglia said anything concrete. We've always known that
>>| Microsoft likes some open-source code. After all, anyone who uses
>>| Windows's TCP/IP networking owes an unpaid debt to BSD's network
>>| developers.
>>|
>>| So, Muglia says that Microsoft is working on finding a way to work
>>| with GPL code and programmers. That's nice. But, what does it mean?
>
> It means the same thing it always means. They're looking for a way to
> get inside and rip the heart out. Perhaps by tainting a few programmers
> and ultimately the code.
That is the very same thing they call "cancer". Suddenly they like the GPL
*rolls eyes*. All this time they have been associating the GPL with
communism, when in fact, in this non-free market where choice is rarely
permitted (owing to proprietary formats and Windows-only sites/programs), it
is the products of Microsoft that are a case of totalarian control, or
communism.
Be naive and the foe (pretending to be a friend) will stab you at the back
and claim credit for your own work.
Best wishes,
Roy
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