In my mind, Microshaft's lawyers could send this stuff away, unless they're forced to release it freely.
This is free as in freedom, not beer!
Just think about it: we all give lots of money to the source god of choice (ie RMS/ESR/BLAH) and they purchase the code and relicense it specifically under (say) the GPL.
... Then a little while down the track we release Windows 2001: Open Source Odyssey....
This is free as in freedom, not beer!
Just think about it: we all give lots of money to the source god of choice (ie RMS/ESR/BLAH) and they purchase the code and relicense it specifically under (say) the GPL.
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- "'S called the Vieux River."
- "Yes?"
- "Know what that means?"
- "No."
- "The Old (Masculine) River," said Nanny.
- "Yes?"
- "Words have sex in foreign parts," said Nanny hopefully.
(Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad)