Saturday, October 23, 2010

[LINUX_Newbies] Re: MS vs. Linux, formerly "top five mistakes of newbies"

 



--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> Tell that to the courts. Unfortunately due to its deep pockets and its
> willingness to drag cases on for years Microsoft frequently gets its way,
> whether right or wrong. The mere threat of litigation causes most developers
> to back off. It is a game that Microsoft knows well and uses to its
> advantage to push developers to sign agreements. In other circumstances it
> would be called extortion or blackmail.
>
> Roy

It'll get dragged on for years, years no developers need show up in court in fact! FOSS is a game no one wins against. Not Microsoft, not the US government, nobody. FOSS is untouchable.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to GPG encrypt an email here while listening to an MP3 and watching a DVD ... HA HA HA!

Paul

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