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Wine Now Has Big-Time Lawyers On Its Side
Roblimo writes "For years there's been fear that the Wine Project would get sued by Microsoft at some point, and this fear has kept IBM and other major free software-using companies from participating openly in it. Now the Software Freedom Law Center, headed by Columbia University law professor Eben Moglen, is offering free legal services to Wine (and other FOSS projects) to allay corporate fears and head off potential lawsuits."
take the long way around it.. kill software patents and this would never be needed. or MS could sponsor Wine.. that is something that i wouldn't mind seeing..
'...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'
"I believe this is called an "angel" in the business world. My question is "what's their interest?". I don't think this is a bad thing, just curious."
Let's not take any chances on this, OK? Launch Evas!
Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
"Man what a jip, false advertising!"
I thought this story was about internet wine sales finally being legalized!
I believe this is called an "angel" in the business world.
I wouldn't go that far, this guy is still a lawyer after all.
As in, "After years of not donating any money to charity, suddenly Joe Schmoe decides to give 1 million dollars to the American Heart Association. What is his angle?"
"I'm just here to regulate funkiness."
What exactly is the point of using an acronym which you then have to spell out? I mean IANAAE (I am not an acronym expert), but I thought the point of acronyms was brevity?
Oh no... it's the future.
I didn't know that it was possible to be awarded the opposing lawyers' assets in a lawsuit.
We've secretly replaced Slashdot with new Folgers Crystals - let's see if it notices.
I think you need more blank lines in your posts.
I mean you can't have to many.
And blank lines are free, after all.
Just my 2 cents.
Oh no... it's the future.
Free as in beer, or free as in speech?
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
So WINE now has free legal representation. Microsoft has tens of billions of dollars and high priced lawyers. Hey folks, here's a bit of comparison: Bill's probably spending more on XBOX360 than the government of Canada did on its yearly budget!
Saying this is a david vs goliath situation isn't even close to accurate.
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Most likely, that's exactly what is going on: IBM are scared of launching a patent-lawsuit nuclear war that decimates both sides. Right now there's an uneasy cross-licensing peace but it's fragile ...
Probably free as in "I thought I was free from ever having to hear that line again." I guess this just goes to show how easily freedom can be lost :(
It's nothing but crumpled porno and Ayn Rand.
For being the chief tactical director of NERV you really should learn to do some reconnaissance first..
Send in Section 2 and Mac Users as cannon fooder to estimate the offense capabilities of this Angel!
Zed: Nothing is ever easy
The little guy, by definition, is little.
Microsoft, by definition, is little and soft.
the idea that this somehow changes IBM's view of Wine is so naive it's almost hard to believe this hit the front page of Slashdot.
Obviously somone doesn't read Slashdot very often