At 12:06 AM 6/20/2000 +0530, Supreet wrote:
>They used Apple as the testing user interface when they relaesed MS office
>for apple. They always used to keep MS OFFICE version upodate slow on
>apple. They praticly
> killed the market for apple by kiling all the apps slowly and steadly
Dont the first two statements above contradict each other? I am using you
as a beta tester, by not sending you new versions?
> I think when MS steps in Corel and Sun would not dare touch the office
> suite market in linux.
>
>
> Most probably it is a rumor to scare of other vendors.
>I think we should be wary about this than happy
>
><FUD>
> Microsoft may well be working on kernel modules and modifing the
>code. This may be realaesd under GPL but this may ultimately lead to a
>break
I can not comment on "may", but this sounds far fetched. As long as RMS
doesn't win the legal arguement, MS can not take over Linux. Yes, I read
what I am writing. If code is free, then the GPL is an unwarranted
intrusion on my rights, no? And RMS insists code is by definition, by its
very nature, free.
> > they just can't do with linux what they did with windows.. with windows
> they
> > cud just add code and not tell anyone abt it... under linux they can't do
> > this ... GPL ensures this...
> >
>HAHA GPL is going to win when people would be behind it.
>
> Where are those guys who use KDE hello QT is in QPL license.
Exactly. Please read the GPL and the QPL. QPL is non-free. Most of the
code of KDE is issued under GPL. Ergo, I cannot redistribute KDE. Most
distributions avoid this issue by "assuming" that the KDE developers wanted
a licence that was "GPL, with an exception for QT". This would be
perfectly fine, and legal, but is simply not the case. Before we jump on
MS, please check your KDE/QT Licence.
>*We* should think strongly bout GPL and use GPLed software as much as
>we can. Licensing issues make a big deal.
>
>Free software is a strong force when we a guarding it.
Exactly.
-- Ghane
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