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Microsoft Accepts Most EU Demands, But Not Over Source
JoeGi writes "Microsoft sent a letter to EU regulators Monday accepting 20 out of the Commission's 26 demands. According to BetaNews, 'The remaining stumbling block to full compliance is source code licensing' as Microsoft is refusing access to open source projects. Microsoft officials told BetaNews they are trying 'to find a way that companies can implement these technologies in code that would get distributed with open source products, but the source code wouldn't be published itself.'"
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Our plan is working -- GET THE FACTS!
They found that politicians in USA could be easily bought. Once they were, the trial was over and a mock sentence was handed out.
Now, MS has been buying EU politicians in the same way. They simply have to stand their ground just a little bit longer and at the next election, they will help push their candidates into place.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
Nyeh, information wants to be free. Nyeh, all source code should be open and free (as in beer and speech). Nyeh, profiting from ones own inventions is anti FOSS!
/. I fear my friend. While I agree with you... we are in the vast minority. After all, in the opinion of many here, Microsoft is a convicted monopolist who deserves no rights... regardless of how many flaws there are in the previous statement.
You've taken a rather opposing view to the majority on
Help Brendan pay off his student loans
Get it? You're a prick!
Let's force MS to open all their code and allow others to republish it. Let's allow mega-corporations like Sun & Oracle to bribe regulators to encumber their opponents.
Get it?
Why is the format so sacred?
Because the format is protected by Copyright law.
Do away with Copyright law and you've also obliterated the 'muscle' behind the GNU license.
This is just one reason out of many reasons why Europe sucks.
EU loves to hurt thier consumers through VAT or through things like this.
EU are the 21st century rednecks.
Instead of having Microsoft take out features, why not add in players to the OS from other vendors. That way consumers can decide what players they want to use.
DUH!
God forbid Europe might have a little common sense.
And a good thing too. We'd be stuck with six million more Terrorists/Jews.
true dat.
Remember, Caesar governed without computers, but IBM could never have come into existence without a society whose stability was guaranteed by some form of government.
Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it. --Mark Twain
God, do you really believe that if MS "threatens" EU, the EU is going to bend over?