Tactics shift in Linux's shadow

EE Times ^ | 28 June 2004 | Charles Murray

[12.7mm]

its all ready a top notch OS :-)

(I think we somethen in comen)

12.7mm

[TheEngineer]

>>It has become obvious that there are only a finite amount
>>of things left to do to the desktop that make any
>>difference to the end user.

"Everything that can be invented has already been invented." (1899 U.S. Patent Office official, though the attribution is possibly apocryphal)

That is so freakin' funny... In a true sort of way. :-)

[TheEngineer]

Microsoft and Sun are slowly but apparently surely moving towards "sharing" more of their code. This does not mean giving their code to anyone in the world for free, and granting that person unlimited to rights to modify, duplicate, and even resell the software with no return revenue to them, as would be foolish. They will use non-GPL license agreements that grant access to the code and possibly the right to redistribute without release...

Good points. Also, I believe that it will be easier for Microsoft to control theft/piracy of WindowsCE than desktop Windows. Corporate OEM's building thousands of identical units running an unlicensed version of WinCE would be difficult to get underneath Microsoft's radar screen; and the liability would be huge.

Linksys couldn't get their linux-based router underneath Stallman's radar. In fact, I doubt they really understood the "IP-grab" implications of using GPL code in their router.

Overall, I think it's a good strategic move by Microsoft.

[TechJunkYard]

Apparently, you never seem to read.

.. upon further reflection I will concede that it looks like there are problems with BMW's applications, generally, not necessarily with CE itself.

Go chase some cars or something...

[Bush2000]

Apparently, you never seem to read.

Look, you're the one who posted the original garbage masquerading as an article. If you bothered to even read about the issue before posting that trash, it would have saved everyone time and confusion. But, let's face it, sowing FUD about Windows is what you're all about, anyway.

[TechJunkYard]

And sowing FUD about Linux is what you're all about. So we're even.

[N3WBI3]

Im sorry I have trouble feeling bad for a company that got a free framework to run their software on, thus saving millions of dollars in development complaining because they should abide by the license.

the GPL is not an IP grab, you can use it as a base but if you include its code or dynamically link to it you dont have to release the code. Fact is if Linksys wrote their own interface to ride on top if uLinux then there is no issue, I am not familiar enough with their code but I would bet they are just using IP tables...