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Date:      Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:47:48 +1000
From:      Kal Torak <kaltorak@quake.com.au>
To:        "Sergey N. Voronkov" <serg@tmn.ru>
Cc:        Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Microsoft uses FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <3B31DEE4.EEF97B2F@quake.com.au>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0106201952100.87138-100000@klima.physik.uni-mainz.de> <3B31CB11.C56D452C@i-clue.de> <20010621171530.A490@sv.tech.sibitex.tmn.ru>

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"Sergey N. Voronkov" wrote:
> 
> First at all, if the source is GPLed then it is Open Source. But
> Open Source isn't GPL always! (See /COPYRIGHT on FreeBSD as an example).
> 
> Second one - sources of the GPLed utilities are available from
> Microsoft (see the bottom of the referenced page). So GPL terms
> of use aren't broken.
> 
> So, if you don't like Microsoft (as I'm), be free to use any
> other software, but do not say they breaks any restricted licenses
> when they aren't.

I dont think he is talking about them breaking any laws, but
M$ have this big thing about saying "open source is bad mkay"...

Rather hypocritical of them to use said software them selfs...

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