Okay, this is getting funny. So far, I know of these people who have responded to that Microsoft speech: Eric S. Raymond, Richard M. Stallman, Linus Torvalds, Alan Cox, Rhett Glauser of Lineo, The Software & Information Industry Association, and now Tim O'Reilly. I wonder how long before MS makes a few 'clarifications' of Mundie's comments. Anyone following this, and running out of things to read, should read http://www.perens.com/Articles/Patents.html . It's unrelated to the actual Microsoft issue, but Bruce makes some pretty good points about Software Patents that have some relevance to the topic. -Tim <p>On 07 May 2001 08:06:15 -0500, Dustin Puryear wrote: <em>> Denise Olliffe wrote: <em>> > <em>> > May 4, 2001 <em>> > <em>> > Tim O'Reilly Responds to Microsoft "Shared Source" Initiative <em>> > <em>> > Yesterday, in a speech defending Microsoft's business model at the <em>> > Stern School of Business at New York University, Craig Mundie, a senior <em>> > vice president at Microsoft, suggested that companies embracing open <em>> > source software are putting their intellectual property at risk. <em>> > <em>> > Here is Tim O'Reilly's response: <em>> > <em>> > "Microsoft SVP Craig Mundie is dead right when he says that the next <em>> > generation of Internet applications can only come about through <em>> > development efforts from a wide-ranging group of companies and <em>> > developers. And Microsoft's 'Shared Source Philosophy' is a clear <em>> > vindication of open source--they're lining up to embrace and extend the <em>> > open source development model. <em>> > <em>> > But Mundie's contention that open source encourages code forking is a <em>> > red herring. Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, and Me provide a more compelling <em>> > example of 'unhealthy forking of a code base' than any open source <em>> > project. <em>> > <em>> > Further, Mundie's focus on the evils of the GPL is somewhat of a <em>> > smokescreen. While he raises legitimate issues, he ignores the <em>> > widespread business adoption of other open source technologies like <em>> > Apache and Perl that use more flexible, IP-friendly licenses. And <em>> > although a significant chunk of any Linux distribution is covered by <em>> > the GPL, business use has soared in the past few years with no notable <em>> > IP tragedies to date. <em>> > <em>> > The world of computing has changed, and the smart people at Microsoft <em>> > are trying hard to figure out how to stay ahead of the pack. They're <em>> > doing a lot of things right--they've got a big story in .NET. I invite <em>> > Craig Mundie to be my guest at our Open Source Convention in San Diego <em>> > this July. If he wants to bring along some colleagues, I'll welcome <em>> > them, too. After a few days immersed in the bleeding edge of open <em>> > source development, I think he'll have an even bigger story to tell." <em>> > <em>> > ---------------------------- <em>> > <em>> > We hope you're also planning to attend the Open Source Convention in <em>> > San Diego, July 23-27,2001. Registration is now online at: <em>> > http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2001/pub/10/press.html <em>> > <em>> > For the text of Mundie's speech: <em>> > http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/craig/05-03sharedsource.asp <em>> > <em>> > For more information on O'Reilly's Open Source Convention: <em>> > http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/ <em>> > <em>> > To see Tim's response online: <em>> > http://www.oreillynet.com/weblogs/author/27 <em>> > <em>> > --Denise <em>> <em>> -- <em>> Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <em>> http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear <em>> In the beginning the Universe was created. <em>> This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams <em>> ================================================ <em>> BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> your subscription information. <em>> ================================================ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================ <!-- body="end" --> <hr noshade> <ul> <li><strong>Next message:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "Re: [brluglist] [Fwd: Tim O'Reilly Responds to Microsoft]" <li><strong>Previous message:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "Re: [brluglist] Nike psa[play under Linux" <li><strong>In reply to:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "[brluglist] [Fwd: Tim O'Reilly Responds to Microsoft]" <li><strong>Next in thread:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "Re: [brluglist] [Fwd: Tim O'Reilly Responds to Microsoft]" <li><strong>Reply:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "Re: [brluglist] [Fwd: Tim O'Reilly Responds to Microsoft]" <li><strong>Messages sorted by:</strong> [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ] </ul> <hr noshade>
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