Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 23:38:17 +0100 (BST) From: Ben Cohen <bjc23@hermes.cam.ac.uk> To: John Brann <jbrann@brann.org> Cc: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG>, jkh@time.cdrom.com, hasty@rah.star-gate.com, kline@tera.tera.com, freebsd@atipa.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why we should support Microsoft... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980520233236.266C-100000@bjc23.trin.cam.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <199805201942.PAA04067@freebie.brann.org>
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> > > > So what is your suggestion on how should the DOJ treat Microsoft business > > > > pratice? > > > I recommend that the DOJ just leave Microsoft the hell alone. > > [snip a lot about microsoft] > > > > the DOJ should strive to break microsoft into two companies: > > an operating system firm and an applications firm. microsoft > > uses its os to force applcations upon users. microsoft > > has stolen apps that it failed to write. some of these > > have been added to the os product package. > > > [SNIP] How about forcing MS to release their OS source code? Perhaps under a licence such as the Berkeley one or, I think more realistically, something more like GPL. Ben. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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