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Microsoft Settlement Compliance Criticized

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the definition-of-sharing-slightly-skewed dept.

Jeremy Allison - Samba Team writes "A report on the Microsoft "release" of communication protocols, as required by the proposed settlement. Article from the Washington Post. Speaking for the Samba Team, we can't look at these documents as they require signing an NDA before even getting the terms of release. Jeremy Allison, Samba Team."

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  1. Re:interesting factoid by belroth · · Score: 5, Funny

    He doesn't need to make disparaging remarks, he can just quote from Judge Jacksons Findings of Fact :-)

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  2. No! Really? by Snork+Asaurus · · Score: 5, Funny
    Journalists, I grow tired of this. Wouldn't it save a lot of time, electrons and trees if you only published articles when Microsoft wasn't up to its old tricks?

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  3. The industry standard... as a monopoly by turtlendogrmusd.net · · Score: 5, Funny

    To summarize...

    In order to gain access, a company would have to use Microsoft's "Passport" identity authentication system, then request and sign two forms - one of them promising secrecy - just to see the license terms and find how much Microsoft is charging for the information.

    We're going to prevent this information from becoming usefull...

    Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler called the protocol process straightforward. He said nondisclosure agreements are common in the industry...

    Everybody does this...

    The protocols are vital for competitors since Windows runs on about 90 percent of desktop computers..

    Of course... We are everybody!

  4. Re:Typical. by slickwillie · · Score: 5, Funny

    I say let the weapons^H^H^H^H^H^H^H software inspectors have unrestricted access.

  5. Re: Oh, come ON... by fobbman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because they use Windows, and it'd be silly to bomb something that already crashes incessantly. Seems like a waste of explosives to me.

  6. Re:Typical. by PizzaFace · · Score: 5, Funny

    I say a regime change is necessary.

  7. Re:Typical. by iomud · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree they have weapons of mass confusion and arent afraid to use them.