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Re: GPLv2 upheld in Court ..

____/ 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> [Snip - rant not appropriate in any way to the case in question]
> 
> 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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