____/ Peter Kai Jensen on Wednesday 25 July 2007 23:59 : \____
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> amicus_curious wrote:
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>>> Court decides that Skype violated the GPL ..
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>>> http://www.golem.de/0707/53684.html
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>> So it would appear that Ballmer is correct and GPL code is a cancer.
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> No. They actually distribute Linux itself (in the WSKP100), so
> obviously must adhere to the license. The actual issue was minor (the
> first time they were made to include a weblink to the source, but now
> they apparently forgot a copy of the GPL), but every issue should be
> dealt with.
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> [Snip - rant not appropriate in any way to the case in question]
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> Could you perhaps next time actually get an understanding of the issues
> involved? A targeted rant has much more effect than the standard
> boiler-plate you copy off your script.
He talks the language of money, nothing technical or litigious. That's why I
have him filtered. He wouldn't even fit in a level of the tree such as
comp.os.windows
But rather
money.investment.msft
Which reflects on his approach to this subject.
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