On Wednesday 21 February 2007, alan wrote: >On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Tom Horsley wrote: >> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:41:15 -0500 >> >> taharka <res00vl8@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Microsoft is to form a partnership with Red Hat to improve the >>> interoperability of Windows and Linux, according to Tom Robertson, >>> Microsoft's general manager of interoperability and standards. >> >> But the only interoperability problems are always caused by >> Microsoft refusing to actually obey existing RFCs. What's the >> partnership going to do? Break redhat the same way microsoft >> is already broken? > >I suspect it is an attempt to trick them into violating some hidden IP >landmine. > >I don't truct Micorsoft as far as I can throw Balmer. > With, or without his chair? The chair might be an advantage as it would offer a firmer grip... >-- >"Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains > nothing." - University of Utah bioengineering professor Gregory Clark -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2007 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.