Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 18:20:17 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Traiano Welcome <Traiano.Welcome@mtnbusiness.co.za> Cc: jb <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Patent hit - MS goes after Linux - FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1208011819090.7315@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <E012414FCF65894B89F69DE76AE15E9908274973@CPT-EXCH01.int.mtnbusiness.net> 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>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --2456600518-1573730205-1343838018=:7315 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT >> even if not it's just matter to add proper licence to right ports in port >> tree and require user to accept it. > > Probably won't even have to do that. People can download, compile and run whatever they want on a base operating system, > but as long as the base operating system (FreeBSD in our case) remains >"legally un-encumbered" with patented code, nobody really cares. If >individual users decide they want to compile and run copyrighted software >on FreeBSD (or linux) it will be a matter between M$ and the particular >user in question, not the community providing the base OS and user space >tools. this is exactly what i meant. FreeBSD users should be happy about that situation as linux is far more media-popular and screens other free unices from attacks. --2456600518-1573730205-1343838018=:7315--
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