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FSF Positioning To Sue Microsoft Over GPLv3?
mjasay writes "Groklaw notes that the Free Software Foundation has decried Microsoft's attempts to distance itself from its obligations to abide by GPL Version 3 (press release here). Citing Microsoft's earlier declaration that they are not bound by GPLv3, the Free Software Foundation declared, 'Microsoft cannot by any act of anticipatory repudiation divest itself of its obligation to respect others' copyrights.' The press release implies that the Free Software Foundation may sue Microsoft over the issue."
Is FSF going to sue me, or the company I work for... I make software with the following License agreement which is GPL 3 Incompatable.
Here is program, here is the source and here is my bill for the work I have done... After you pay the bill you can do whatever the heck you want with the code, its yours.
I don't see any reason for Microsoft to feel obliged with following GPL 3, They hadn't had any say in the matter, the License was designed in response to Microsoft's control of the market... There are no laws that force them to use it. Any of the patent agreements they did was with code of a different license.
A lot of OpenSource Activist don't like GPL3 I myself dislike it and feel that it is a move in the wrong direction. If FSF going to start suing companies it is just going to hurt FSF more then it will ever help.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
I think I just saw a pig fly by the window. But seriously, how can this get any better?
George Bush gets impeached?
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
Exactly. I've been modded redundant a ridiculous number of times. The mods are on crack. (And I bet I get modded off topic of this, karma be damned.)
Skiffy is Spiffy, but Ort is tort.