This article really shows what the deal is all about and hopefully
anyone who thinks it will help Linux will think again.
http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/01/microsofts_comp_1.html
This bit is very interesting on the GPL.
"Anyway, true or false, you can imagine that this is a plausible scene:
In the early summer of 2006, a meeting took place at Microsoft in
Redmond. There were 9 people in attendance and three of them are of
"elevated and notable repute". The meeting lasted for approximately
45 minutes and the sole focus of this meeting was Linux.
The Powerpoint presentations, charts and graphs all focused on the
projected acceptance and use of Linux and how Microsoft could
counter the growth. It is projected by the numbers presented in that
meeting, that Linux will become a viable threat to Microsoft Windows
by the year 2009 and that by 2012, Linux could gain as much as 60
percent worldwide market share. There is grave concern over India
and China. There is also much wailing and nashing of teeth in
Redmond over the GPL. It has been dissected to its finest portions
in order to find the weakness within that will allow Microsoft to
circumvent it. They can find no such weakness. This has amplified
the wailing part of the afore-mentioned reaction. It has been
decided that any control Microsoft is to have over Linux must be
exerted from within Linux itself. Any attack from the outside will
only result in failure."
It also references
http://blog.lobby4linux.com/ and the Helio blog on it.
John.
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