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MS-Funded Study Attacks GPL3 Draft Process
QCMBR writes "A new Microsoft-funded study by a Harvard Business School professor concludes that developers don't want extensive patent licensing requirements in the GPL3. There are significant problems with the study, however, especially given the very small sample size. 'Although 332 emails were sent to various developers, only 34 agreed to participate in the survey — an 11 percent response rate. Of the 34 developers who responded, many of them are associated with projects like Apache and PostgreSQL that don't even use the GPL.' Ars points out that the GPL3 draft editing and review process is highly transparent and inclusive 'to an extent that makes MacCormack's claims of under-representation seem difficult to accept given the small sample size of the study and the number of respondents who contribute to non-GPL projects.'"
Oh, no! Not an "atack"!
A FSF-funded survey concludes that MS sucks!
Anyone can create a biased survey that self-serves their own interests.
Must be good, send it to print!
Got Code?
The best part is that Microsoft has now become the single best reason *to* embrace the GPL3. And to think I ever had doubted.
Quack, quack.
Yes its a new form of terrorism where the terrorists puts a large map or diagram on the wall and then place a thumb tack in each spot where they plan to strike (a tack). Then then break for lunch and the afternoon session breaks down into an argument about whether they it might be better to use blu tack to identify the targets because it does not damage the wall behind. Should the maniacs proposing this strategy win out then we will face the even graver danger of Btacks (well Blutacks would just sound silly wouldn't it).
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Yes, Microsoft is proposing a Bill of Rights, for open source developers! Can you believe that?
Okay, I will never - ever - again accuse them of lacking a sense of humour.
See, that's what's missing in the arena of world domination: a bit of drollery. I mean, if an power-hungry megalomaniac can't let his hair down from time to time, where's the point in it?
Crumb's Corollary: Never bring a knife to a bun fight.
At least the title wasn't "MS-Funded Study Attacks Gee pee El lets set so killer delete select all"
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I completely agree. However, the use of a $ in MS, is so original, thoughtful and funny and always leads to insightful posts. I think to battle this insightful jargon we should start saying things such as Goog£e, £inux, Appl(Euro sign here), Ci$co or ¥ahoo. We'll use currency diversity, that'll show em!
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