● 09.21.07
●● Open Source Initiative, Like Neelie Kroes, Says “Non” to Microsoft
Posted in Free/Libre Software, Law, Microsoft, OSI at 12:41 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Not so long ago, Eric Raymond said: “I find I’m almost ready to recommend that OSI tell Microsoft to ram its licenses up one of its own orifices, even if they are technically OSD compliant. Because what good is it to conform to the letter of OSD if you’re raping its spirit?”
For more background on this and in order to understand the relationship with the Novell deal, start here and follow the hyperlinks. The latest news on this issue is very encouraging. The OSI has just rejected Microsoft’s licences in their current form. This keeps the Trojan horse away, for now.
↺ rejected Microsoft’s licences in their current form
…the two primary criticisms of the MPL are valid, Tiemann said.
These are clearly some hard days for Microsoft.
Things are not going well for the colossus of Redmond.
Europe, OOXML, SCO, Vista failures, China boss departs, and now OSI…
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