On Sun, 15 Oct 2000, Nico De Ranter wrote: > So no M$-Linux coming up :-) ? Well, yes, actually. The deal includes an option for Corel to commit 20 programmers to make Microsoft's .Net initiative run on Linux. MS has three years to exercise the option and the resulting code becomes the exclusive property of Microsoft. Here's the most revealing article to appear on the agreement to date (note additional draconian stuff):
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/001013/4679940.html Dwight -- Dwight Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 02:23:23PM -0700, George Bonser wrote: > > > > Well, since MS bought non-voting stock, I don't expect there to be a big > > problem. It isn't like MS is going to use its position to vote people onto > > the board of directors or anything. > > > > > > On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Dr. Orange wrote: > > > > > > > > This is probably more appropriate to "devel" but anyhow, any reaction on > > > debian's part to MS buy of 25% of Corel? Dwight -- Dwight Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
