Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:22:20 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Kenneth P. Stox" <stox@imagescape.com>, <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Microsoft and FreeBSD, as reported in the Wall Street Journal Message-ID: <000001c0f812$d97e3280$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.010618074223.stox@imagescape.com>
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Yes, this is exactly the position that I recently argued here. However, the article does have one major flaw. In it, it says: "Microsoft, though, hasn't previously suggested that there were benign forms of open-source software, and while singling out Linux for special criticism, has tended to criticize all open-source with the same broad brush." This is untrue. Craig Mundie's comments were very explicit in that Microsoft does support non-GPLd open source projects. Granted, none of the major news organizations picked up on this, but if you go to the complete text of his speech and READ it, here at: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/craig/05-03sharedsource.asp you will find the phrase: "Finally, the fact that we believe strongly in the value of IP protection doesn’t mean that we discount the importance of contributing to and supporting the public domain of knowledge as well. We believe that interaction between the public domain and the IP-based sector needs to be based on mutual responsibility and respect" From Microsoft's point of view (also from GNU's point of view) the BSD License _is_ public domain, as is the X license and other licenses of it's type. Mundie even obiquely refers to the Mach OS with a phrase later: "..followed work done at pre-eminent institutions such as Carnegie Mellon..." Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kenneth P. Stox >Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 5:42 AM >To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Microsoft and FreeBSD, as reported in the Wall Street Journal > > > >http://public.wsj.com/news/hmc/sb992819157437237260.htm > >---------------------------------- >E-Mail: Kenneth P. Stox <stox@imagescape.com> >Date: 18-Jun-01 >Time: 07:40:20 >---------------------------------- > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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