Microsoft Makes Second GPLv2 Code Contribution

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Jul 2009 07:29 UTC, submitted by caffeine deprived

Microsoft has made its second release under the General Public License in two days with software for the open-source online learning system Moodle. It comes on the heels of Redmond contributing drivers to the Linux community.

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The GPL cancer spreads

by kragil on Wed 22nd Jul 2009 07:44 UTC

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2006-01-04

Soon MS Office will be AGPL

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RE: The GPL cancer spreads

by JAlexoid on Wed 22nd Jul 2009 09:27 UTC in reply to "The GPL cancer spreads"

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2009-05-19

Next thing you know, /. crowd will be asking: "Yeah but dows it run Windows?"

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RE[2]: The GPL cancer spreads

by spikeb on Wed 22nd Jul 2009 11:39 UTC in reply to "RE: The GPL cancer spreads"

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LOL

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Hell...

by systyrant on Wed 22nd Jul 2009 13:26 UTC

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2007-01-18

I've noticed it's been a little colder lately.

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RE: Hell...

by Delgarde on Wed 22nd Jul 2009 21:36 UTC in reply to "Hell..."

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2008-08-19

I've noticed it's been a little colder lately.

Yeah, it's weird, isn't it? The very idea of Microsoft releasing code under GPL goes against every past experience of them...

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Lawsuit coming!

by joe7pak on Wed 22nd Jul 2009 16:58 UTC

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2009-07-22

I'll bet MS is getting ready to sue someone for a patent 'violation' and is just softening up the anti-MS/anti-patent opposition.

Mark my words.

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confuse!

by renhoek on Wed 22nd Jul 2009 21:07 UTC

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2007-04-29

Confuse and divide your opponent, that will work!

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DIVIDE ET IMPERA

by Wowbagger on Thu 23rd Jul 2009 03:11 UTC

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2005-07-06

Get ready for a huge FUD fest followed by a patent sueing Armageddon in a few years.

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right on cue

by TechGeek on Thu 23rd Jul 2009 03:49 UTC

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2006-01-14

Right on cue, Microsoft just signed a deal with Buffalo. After Microsoft sued TomTom, Buffalo Group, owned by Melco, signed a patent deal for patents on Linux technologies used in its NAS products. Yeah, they really respect Linux.... People wonder why there are zealots.

EDIT: clarity

Edited 2009-07-23 03:50 UTC

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