And who said that microsoft was really compormised, maybe this is what thay want the world to think. maybe it can be use against Open-Source .... "Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo" wrote: > HBH>> Since most of Linux applications are open source - they cannot > HBH>> say it's stolen, cause if they'll say that - then they'll have > HBH>> to show their code and prove that it's the same... > > Not at all. They will claim their IP was stolen and their code, obtained > by illegal means, was used in the development. That would be enough - see > DVD case. Code should not be the same - as every programmer know, you can > express same thing in thousands of different ways, that will be still same > thing. > > Moreover, they don't have to prove anything. Just the fact that developers > of project X will be engaged in legal battles instead of developing code, > will be enough to drive volonteers and donations (especially from > commercial entities that want to benefit from the end result) off and will > essentially make project success very hard if possible. Professionally > made litigation can be very powerful weapon. Especially one with > substantial base like existance of really stolen code in the same > direction. > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] \/ There shall be counsels taken > Stanislav Malyshev /\ Stronger than Morgul-spells > phone +972-3-9316425 /\ JRRT LotR. > http://sharat.co.il/frodo/ whois:!SM8333 > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
