Mr. Ballmer, Show Us the Code

DigDuality writes "A new campaign, Showusthecode.com, requests every leader in the Linux world, and companies invested in Linux, to stand up and demand that Steve Ballmer show the world where Linux violates Microsoft's intellectual property. He has been making these claims since the Novell-Microsoft deal. If Microsoft answers this challenge — by May 1st — then Linux developers will be able to modify the code so that it remains 'free' software. If such infringing code doesn't exist, we will have called Microsoft's bluff. And if the campaign garners enough attention and if Steve Ballmer maintains silence, then the community and companies behind Linux can take the silence for the admission that it is."

Comments

Ballmer is the Cheney of the biz world

[bstadil]

Ballmer is the delusional second fiddle of MS as is Cheney the delusional 2'nd fiddle of the US government. Real problem is first fiddle in the latter

Re:Actually

[LibertineR]

Oh calm down, bitch.

I accused no one of anything. My comments were meant for the somewhat idol threat made at the end of the statement, combined with the litigious nature of the boys in Redmond. The web site doesnt just say "Put up or shut up." It says "Put up or shut up, or we will say mean things about you."

The point is that Microsoft doesnt have to do anything here, because the web site confirms that Microsoft's strategy is working. Maybe YOU should read the orignal post again yourself?

Please

[kaiwai]

Linux and Desktop should *NEVER* be used in the same sentence, unless it is preceeded by 'painful experience and lacking mainstream application vendor support".

OpenOffice.org is a buggy bloated mess and the applications I rely on, don't exist for Linux - no, I don't want 'good enough' - I want the actual applicaiton on Linux, natively.