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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. huh? by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Redundant
    Imagine a muslim extremist demanding full access to the plans of a nuculear plant in downtown New York!

    Exactly how does the M$ NDA prevent this? First, it's hard to argue that nuclear power plant plans are a "trade secret." Not that it matters; it's easy enough for such information to be classified by the government (which is where that needs to happen if it's a national security issue like this). Finally, as everyone else has pointed out, M$ agreed to publish these particular "trade secrets" and is now using the NDA to avoid living up to their end of the agreement.