Microsoft warns Asian Gov'ts -- puts Linux users on notice
Linux violates more than 228 patents, according to a recent report from a research group, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said at the company's Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore. Someday, for all countries that are entering the WTO, somebody will come and look for money owing to the rights for that intellectual property. ref: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/11/19/tech.microsoft.linux3.reut/index. html We don't need to worry about managing Linux IP, but in my view, this is far from an isolated event. --- Noel - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Microsoft warns Asian Gov'ts -- puts Linux users on notice
Noel J. Bergman wrote: Linux violates more than 228 patents, according to a recent report from a research group, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said at the company's Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore. Someday, for all countries that are entering the WTO, somebody will come and look for money owing to the rights for that intellectual property. ref: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/11/19/tech.microsoft.linux3.reut/index. html We don't need to worry about managing Linux IP, but in my view, this is far from an isolated event. Note that this is largely FUD on Microsoft part, right now you can't enforce a software patent in most of the world, WTO or no WTO. The WTO TRIPS agreement that covers extension of patents within the WTO does not automatically force all countries to recognize software patents as valid. You have an extensive coverage and analysis of software patent issues (European point of view) here: http://swpat.ffii.org/ With some special analysis on WTO TRIPS applicability: http://swpat.ffii.org/analysis/trips/ -- Raphaël Luta - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache Portals - Enterprise Portal in Java http://portals.apache.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Microsoft warns Asian Gov'ts -- puts Linux users on notice
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Noel J. Bergman wrote: Linux violates more than 228 patents, according to a recent report from a research group, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said at the company's Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore. Someday, for all countries that are entering the WTO, somebody will come and look for money owing to the rights for that intellectual property. ref: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/11/19/tech.microsoft.linux3.reut/index. html We don't need to worry about managing Linux IP, but in my view, this is far from an isolated event. I particularly liked the bit about nobody ever knows who built the open-source stuff. Au contraire, I know exactly who built the open-source stuff, and I have no clue whatever who built the MicroSoft stuff. What kind of strange double-talk are they practicing? -- Rich Bowen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache Cookbook - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apacheckbk/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Microsoft warns Asian Gov'ts -- puts Linux users on notice
At 03:54 PM 11/23/2004, Rich Bowen wrote: I particularly liked the bit about nobody ever knows who built the open-source stuff. Au contraire, I know exactly who built the open-source stuff, and I have no clue whatever who built the MicroSoft stuff. What kind of strange double-talk are they practicing? Maybe Microsoft is realizing that the good old days are over and it's all downhill from here on. -- Rich Bowen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apache Cookbook - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apacheckbk/ -- Ceki Gülcü The complete log4j manual: http://qos.ch/eclm - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Microsoft warns Asian Gov'ts -- puts Linux users on notice
On Tuesday 23 November 2004 22:00, Raphal Luta wrote: Note that this is largely FUD on Microsoft part, right now you can't enforce a software patent in most of the world, WTO or no WTO. Exactly. M$ has problems to find growth markets, and the biggest promise is China, but the signals from them are; We are going Linux. Same message M$ keeps hearing from all the other East Asian countries, perhaps except Japan (don't follow what happens there much). This will in turn churn out millions of chinese Linux programmers, who will create top-notch applications in every conceivable field, and with a bit of luck English versions will be available for the rest of the world to enjoy. Cheers Niclas -- +--//---+ / http://www.bali.ac/ / http://niclas.hedhman.org / +--//---+ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Spell checking with Eclipse?
Howdy-ho, Has anyone has experience with spell checking (English) with Eclipse? -- Ceki Gülcü - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
