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MS Settlement: Six States (And Samba) Say "Stop!"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the reading-the-fine-print dept.

Masem writes "The BBC is reporting that because 6 states have refused to agree to the settlement between Microsoft and the DOJ, Microsoft is conceeding that a settlement adjustment will not be possible, opening the door for Judge Kollar-Kotelly to begin rapid remedy hearings. There is a slim chance that negotiations might happen before the end of business today (Tuesday) that will allow the settlement to go after several refinements over the last few nights, but few expect any success. While Judge Kollar-Kotelly is promising to resolve the issue as fast as possible, legal experts are projecting a drawn out battle, with the additional time no longer on Microsoft's side. No word on which states were on which side, beyond MA being very much against the settlement and IL being for it." Besides the states, the Samba team has its own objections, below.

Jeremy Allison and Andrew Tridgell of the Samba team have posted a brief analysis of what the current settlement proposal would mean to that project. (Thanks, jdfox.) Considering that Samba is one of the most important links between open and closed software, it's worth mulling over.

2 of 514 comments (clear)

  1. Again? by O2n · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Am I the only one that's starting to be bored by this?
    I mean, doesn't all this have a bitter tase of deja-vu?
    "Bad company!" "No we aren't" "Yes you are" "No we aren't"... etc, while it's business as usual for microsoft.

  2. Re:Samba team should brief this and submit to judg by O2n · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The Samba team should get this statement transformed into legal-brief-ese and submit it to the judge in the case

    You think the judge heard about "samba" -- I mean, other than "south-american dance"? I really doubt it.
    And what can be added to the solution agreed upon by the DOJ - some specific technical requirements, like naming ports and protocols? There are no words for that in legalese. :)