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MS Releases License For Sender-ID

Posted by michael on from the embrace-and-patent dept.

NW writes "Microsoft published today a new license and FAQ for Sender-ID anti-spam standard being developed by the IETF's MARID WG (based on SPF). To use the license, a signed agreement with MSFT is required. Compatability with the Open Source Definition, the Free Software Definition, the Debian Free Software Guidelines, and the GPL/LGPL licenses is already in question."

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  1. Signed agreement by burgburgburg · · Score: 4, Funny
    Lock of hair
    Three drops of blood
    Other fluids (defined in separate document)
    Provide access for nanoprobes (Resistance is futile, after all.)

    I'm in!

  2. This is great news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Everytime someone submits the licensing paperwork to Microsoft, someone at Microsoft must spend time (and therefore money) to process it.

    Let the slashdotting begin!

  3. Your signed agreement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean you haven't signed your agreement yet? Maybe that's why your email to me bounced.

  4. Re:Where will this lead? by ePhil_One · · Score: 4, Funny
    How long will it be before you have to have a signed agreement with Microsoft to send an email?
    It will just be implicit. You will send your e-mail and they will charge $0.05 to your account.

    Tracked by MS Passport, of course. Don't worry about getting your Credit Card out, MS already has it.

    Man, I just love a good conspiracy theory!

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  5. Almost . . . by Slavinski · · Score: 5, Funny


    Whew.. I almost thought I saw Microsoft and standard
    used in the same sentence. That was a close one.

  6. Re:Are they purposely shooting their foot? by damiangerous · · Score: 4, Funny
    Seriously, does Microsoft think that highly of themselves that they can dictate a standard that requires a license from them

    You mean like Windows?

  7. Re:Why not create another solution? by Arcturax · · Score: 4, Funny

    If Microsoft decides that their way is the way to go, they can implement it in all of their product offerings, thus forcing others to follow suit or risk being cut off from the vast majority of the Internet using public.

    Where do I sign?

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  8. Congradulations! by Tandoori+Haggis · · Score: 2, Funny

    on the birth of your child. We know that bringing an infant up in the 21st century is a daunting business. Thats why we have designed especially for you a completely free licensing policy agreement that will safeguard young (enter name) from the burden of facing a bleak future without a licensed, activated copy of our latest (enter name) operating system or proprietary value added software.

    As a further benefit, our intellectual protection package will ensure that your young tit sucker's ideas will never fall into the hands of enscrupulous (note the en..) parties and will be safe in our creativity vault.

    Just sign the punch out card below with (name)'s new citizen number and we will do the rest. Just think how (name) will thank you. (snicker snicker..)

    (small print: nyk nyk nyk! All your intellect is belong to us! Wahhhah hah!)

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  9. apt name! by zozzi · · Score: 2, Funny

    MARID means sick in the Maltese language... someone must not have done his homework well :-)

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