On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 14:54, Sean wrote:
>
> > Microsoft can make any arrangement they want to license existing
> > third party components and include them with their own works
> > and can thus provide any functionality they think a
> > consumer wants. A potential competitor can take BSD licensed
> > code and do the same, making it easier for a company without
> > Microsoft's resources to develop a good competitive product.
> > However, many of the needed components can never be released
> > under GPL terms because they are already patented by others
> > or the best implementation is under someone else's copyright.
>
> Now stop right there. Anybody, can go buy a patent from any
> existing third party and release it under the GPL.
Please verify that statement by confirming that the
owners of all relevant patents are willing to sell
all rights - and that you can do it at a price that
will work for your product you plan to release under
the GPL.
> Why must you
> spread such stupitity?
Show me your business plan.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
