Microsoft vs. Open Source: Military Moves
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| The latest moves by Microsoft, however, give them away. Stripped of
| their proxies, their moves are now more clearly understood to be
| essentially military. You are the civilians caught between
| Microsoft's lawyers and their quarry.
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| If there was ever a case for open source software, dear readers, this is
| it.
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| This is clearly an act of desperation, yet an act from a perceived position
| of immutable power. Having worked with animals, I can tell you these can be
| truly dangerous circumstances.
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57453.html
Microsoft Opens Pandora's Box
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| If the next version of the GPL blocks Microsoft from collecting
| royalties from the distributions then it's back to collecting
| from major Linux users. Parloff asked Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
| if he's prepared to sue his own users à la SCO and the record
| industry.
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http://dotnet.sys-con.com/read/377920_p.htm
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