On 14/06/07, Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's worth remembering in all this that Canonical has some huge
advantages in NOT being based in the US.
There are three massive differences between Patent law in the US and
Patent law in Europe. One of them is that there are a whole bunch
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Under the agreement, Linspire will license Microsoft code related to
Voice over Internet Protocol, Windows Media files and TrueType fonts.
With the addition of the Microsoft code to Linspire's operating
system,
Linspire are windows wannabe's anyway I guess its great to be involved with
Microsoft for them! But with now three distros joining the MS Corp they
don't seem to have much faith about Linux not violating patents. These
distros are sending out the wrong message and actually believe the FUD.
I
Hi
Lee Tambiah wrote:
I hope Ubuntu never signs a deal like this either, but I think we are safe,
I don't think Mark Shuttleworth is that gullable.
From: http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=showid=6672
So you wouldn’t do a deal?
No, absolutely not.
Cheers,
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Chris Jones
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Chris Jones wrote:
Hi
Lee Tambiah wrote:
I hope Ubuntu never signs a deal like this either, but I think we are safe,
I don't think Mark Shuttleworth is that gullable.
From: http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=showid=6672
So you wouldn’t do a deal?
No, absolutely not.
Cheers,
Michael wrote:
I only ask because according to LinuxDesktop.com's account of the patent
deal [http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9642338710.html], or at least
the earlier draft pasted up on Ubuntu Forums, there's an EULA involved:
According to sources, customers of Linspire's Linspire Linux
Chris Jones wrote:
Hi
Lee Tambiah wrote:
I hope Ubuntu never signs a deal like this either, but I think we are safe,
I don't think Mark Shuttleworth is that gullable.
From: http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=showid=6672
So you wouldn’t do a deal?
No, absolutely not.
Cheers,
Hi
Michael wrote:
When CNR technology gets incorporated into Gutsy, I take it that Ubuntu
and Ubuntu alone will be responsible for the content of the servers.
I don't think any details have been announced yet as to how it will be
arranged, nor the legal implications wrt the Microsoft deal
Chris Jones wrote:
(FYI, despite my address, this is all my own opinion - it's just easier
to keep all the ubuntu lists in one account :)
I don't know of any sysadmin who doesn't speak his own mind ;)
Best,
Michael
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ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Michael wrote:
Chris Jones wrote:
(FYI, despite my address, this is all my own opinion - it's just easier
to keep all the ubuntu lists in one account :)
I don't know of any sysadmin who doesn't speak his own mind ;)
I know many... Those NT servers don't look after
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