Skip to comments.
Microsoft, Linux and Patents
AP Lawrence ^
| 04/05/2006
| AP Lawrence?
Posted on 04/05/2006 8:39:22 AM PDT by luthers_inkwell
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 441-460, 461-480, 481-500, 501-509 last
To: rzeznikj at stout
This thread deserves 500 hits : )
501
posted on
07/30/2006 7:08:32 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Taglines for sale or rent. Good "one liners", 50 cents.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
502
posted on
07/30/2006 7:58:58 PM PDT
by
rzeznikj at stout
(ASCII and ye shall receive... (Computers 3:14))
To: rzeznikj at stout
503
posted on
07/30/2006 8:00:30 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Taglines for sale or rent. Good "one liners", 50 cents.)
To: Petronski
Honestly I think that MS will have vist out in January, the damage of four years in delay is done and a patent war right now is closing the doors after the horse is out...
They might pick a fight for another reason, Linux continues to grow its server market share faster than windows and vista aint going to change that..
504
posted on
07/30/2006 8:10:10 PM PDT
by
N3WBI3
("I can kill you with my brain" - River Tam)
To: rzeznikj at stout
That was a bit of an oldie. :-)
505
posted on
07/31/2006 6:40:01 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(I reject your reality and substitute my own in its place. (http://www.zprc.org/))
To: DemosCrash
It's not impossible for the FSF to sue a user. It's simply improbable that the FSF would prevail. Big difference. Sorry for the delay, but a ping brought me back to this thread and I realized I never replied to you.
Of course, anyone can sue for anything, no matter how baseless. But this is about the terms of the GPL, which states that a user doesn't even need to abide by the terms of the license in order to run the software, thus no grounds for any kind of suit.
It's when a person distributes, modifies or copies GPL software that tortious license provisions kick in, "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted..."
To: zeugma
An oldie, but a goodie...
507
posted on
07/31/2006 10:08:39 AM PDT
by
rzeznikj at stout
(ASCII and ye shall receive... (Computers 3:14))
To: rzeznikj at stout
Those Digital Deconstructionists!!! :P
508
posted on
07/31/2006 11:27:38 AM PDT
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!|The IRA are actually terrorists, any questions?)
To: Irish_Thatcherite
509
posted on
07/31/2006 4:35:05 PM PDT
by
rzeznikj at stout
(ASCII and ye shall receive... (Computers 3:14))
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 441-460, 461-480, 481-500, 501-509 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson