Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:28:29 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, dyson@iquest.net, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The GPL and the Robinson-Patman Act Message-ID: <19990223222829.D216@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990223224954.6736G-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>; from Narvi on Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 10:54:09PM %2B0200 References: <19990223203052.B216@localhost> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990223224954.6736G-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
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On Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 10:54:09PM +0200, Narvi wrote:
>
> a) they would be concerned. If proven, it would be very bad PR in general.
> Remeber that MS is very active in that FUD terrorist organisation BSA.
>
Hmmm, I'm not so sure. What's M$ good at? Marketing and influencing
markets, that's what. Their PR machine would just play on the fact
that it's free/Open source software and gloss over the "small print"
(like having to contribute code back etc.)
> b) An easy case would also be an easy case in the court more likely than
> not.
It seems from where I'm sitting that it takes no less than the US
govt. to bring M$ to heel.
> MS cannot take a long copyright infringement case, at least not right
> now.
Obviously not at the moment and the future activities of M$ will
be determined to a greater or lesser extent by the outcome of the
current DoJ case (God help us if M$ win).
>
> c) What's the reason? MS can always hire n more programmers to write the
> exact same code without major delay.
>
True, but if the code is already available "free", would they?
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