Gates: Microsoft IP Finds Its Way Into Free Software

Andy Tai writes "While speaking to financial analysts and commenting on the SCO lawsuit, Bill Gates made the claim that Microsoft's IP is also included in Free/Open source software. Without being specific, he said "There's no question that in cloning activities, IP from many, many companies, including Microsoft, is being used in open-source software. When people clone things, that often becomes unavoidable." Considering Microsoft's claims of ownership over technologies like CIFS, does this mean Microsoft may also launch SCO-style attacks against Free Software/Open Source?"

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Re:Liar

[Lord Bitman]

I've been testing the karma system ever since I hit the limit. Trust me, being a fucking moron and censoring yourself until you look like a fuckwitted asstard wont help your karma at all.

Re:Liar

[_KiTA_]

I've been testing the karma system ever since I hit the limit. Trust me, being a fucking moron and censoring yourself until you look like a fuckwitted asstard wont help your karma at all.

What about cussing until you look like (are?) a fuckwitted asstard? Will that affect your^H^H^H^Hsomeone's karma?

Hey Bill Gates!

[pair-a-noyd]

Here's a great big, fat, FUCK YOU just for you.

Keep out of the Linux field you fucking scumbag.
Keep away from it. Leave us alone. We don't want your trash and we don't want to hear your filthy maw spewing your filthy lies.

You are a thief and a terrorist. You steal on a daily basis. Everything you do, have, sell is based on work you STOLE from other people.

Open your books for inspection. Let's see your code base. You won't reveal your code because you are a thief and you fear more than anything that you will be exposed for what you are, a low life thief.

You should be arrested as a terrorist, tried and convicted and excuted in public by hanging. And may the hangman wear a penguin suit..

You're a scumbag. You are trying hard for the most hated being in history, right next to SATAN and Darl McBribe..

Fuck off and die in the woods. I hope you have a brain hemmorage and you die a slow and painful death. May you live out your life in misery and pain.

P.S. We hate your guts....

Re:Hey Bill Gates!

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks. You just reminded me why open source will never succeed. Not only your worthless, empty inane and childish post, but the fact that it was modded up.

"From my parent's basement in Wisconsin, I dare you" indeed. Keep at it. We welcome all your help.

Re:Microsoft

[Overly Critical Guy]

This relates to teh SCO case because of the tossing around of the term "IP"

No, it doesn't. It relates to the SCO case because Slashdot needed another SCO article up for hits.