Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 05:09:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Tillman <btillman99@yahoo.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Patent hit - MS goes after Linux - FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <1343995740.40983.YahooMailNeo@web120803.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <CADGWnjUbzn--o3VUe9LP5bpeb2Cwy8bfQQr5b=7SHN0h9Gi1Ww@mail.gmail.com> References: <loom.20120801T135633-743@post.gmane.org> <E012414FCF65894B89F69DE76AE15E9908274802@CPT-EXCH01.int.mtnbusiness.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1208011511490.3256@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <E012414FCF65894B89F69DE76AE15E9908274973@CPT-EXCH01.int.mtnbusiness.net> <20120802185759.GB12255@hemlock.hydra> <CADGWnjUbzn--o3VUe9LP5bpeb2Cwy8bfQQr5b=7SHN0h9Gi1Ww@mail.gmail.com>
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=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message -----=0AFrom: C. P. Ghost <cpghost@cordu= la.ws>=0ATo: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=0ACc: =0ASent: Thursday, August = 2, 2012 7:20 PM=0ASubject: Re: Patent hit - MS goes after Linux - FreeBSD ?= =0A=0AOn Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wro= te:=0A> It is possible that Microsoft is going the way of SCO -- into its g= rave,=0A> having hung all its hopes on litigation.=A0 Along the way, though= , it will=0A> probably do a lot of damage to a lot of people, projects, and= businesses,=0A> and I just hope it doesn't get as far as the FreeBSD proje= ct or any=0A> FreeBSD users before things come crashing down.=0A=0ARight!= =0A=0ALet's also hope that most patents that could harm us (should there=0A= be some lurking out there) will have expired by then. Unless Congress=0Apul= ls a Mickey Mouse Protection Act-lookalike on patents by extending=0Athem j= ust as they did with Copyright.=0A=0ABut as usual with Congress, I wouldn't= hold my breath: they aren't=0Aexactly known for enacting reasonable and se= nsible laws. Especially=0Anot when heavily lobbied by mega corps with deep = pockets like MSFT,=0AOracle, Apple and so on. Yes, things will get really n= asty once those=0Acorporations go the way of the SCO.=0A=0A> (disclaimer: I= am not a lawyer.=A0 This is not legal advice.=A0 Et cetera.)=0A>=0A> --=0A= > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]=0A= =0ARegards,=0A-cpghost.=0A=0A-- =0ACordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/=0A= _______________________________________________=0Afreebsd-questions@freebsd= .org mailing list=0Ahttp://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-quest= ions=0ATo unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@free= bsd.org"=0A=0A=0AFor M$ to talk about patent infringment is like the kettle= calling the pot black.=0AEver take a copy of M$ ftp.exe and place it on a = unix machine and then run=0Athis on it:=0A=0Astrings.exe ftp.exe | grep Cop= yright=0A=0AJust see what you find there.=0A=0AAnd don't forget, if you've = got an operating system...you didn't build that.=0ASomeone else did.
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