So let me get this straight, Microsoft is suing because they believe the open source world is copying them? Hmm... seems a bit hypocritical when you consider how much of Vista was a rip off of OS X!!
Funny how Microsoft doesn't seem to have a problem with using open-source code in their operating system. Only difference is, the TCP/IP stack they use is under the BSD license which is very permissive. It's the GPL they can't stand.
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So let me get this straight, Microsoft is suing because they believe the open source world is copying them? Hmm... seems a bit hypocritical when you consider how much of Vista was a rip off of OS X!!
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=BSD+Code+in+Windows
Funny how Microsoft doesn't seem to have a problem with using open-source code in their operating system. Only difference is, the TCP/IP stack they use is under the BSD license which is very permissive. It's the GPL they can't stand.