>
> That means, well, M$ is licensing the gnu/linux OS; which M$ cannot do
> unless it conforms to the GNU GPL, which means the viral clause in GPL
> applies to M$ patents!!!
The clause refering to a royalty-free, non-discriminatory, licence to use
any applicable patents is in GPLv3 and not GPLv
On 10-May-07, at 9:57 AM, vivek khurana wrote:
>> Quoting "Mahesh T. Pai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>> unless it conforms to the GNU GPL, which means the
>> viral clause in GPL
>>
>> since when did GPL become viral?
>>
>
> Since its inception.
does RMS know?
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Kenneth Gonsalves
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--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Quoting "Mahesh T. Pai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > unless it conforms to the GNU GPL, which means the
> viral clause in GPL
>
> since when did GPL become viral?
>
Since its inception.
regrds
VK
Engineers normally have problem with every solution. If not they hav
Quoting "Mahesh T. Pai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> unless it conforms to the GNU GPL, which means the viral clause in GPL
since when did GPL become viral?
kg
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Mahesh T. Pai wrote:
> That means, well, M$ is licensing the gnu/linux OS; which M$ cannot do
> unless it conforms to the GNU GPL, which means the viral clause in GPL
> applies to M$ patents!!!
Microsoft cannot change the license of GPL software. I am sure there
lawyers understand this more than a
Lokesh Bhog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> How does this pact affect Linux?
>
Bad for Microsoft's FUD campaign against Gnu/linux.
According to groklaw, Dell purchased licenses for Suse enterprise
Linux from Microsoft, NOT from Novell.
That means, well, M$ is licensing the gnu/linux OS; which M$
How does this pact affect Linux?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) said on Monday Dell
Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL - news) had joined a business collaboration it had with
Novell Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVL - news) to allow open-source
The move makes Dell the first major systems provider to
