On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 11:26:42AM -0700, Efraim Yawitz wrote:
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>
> On 27 Jun 2001, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
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> > Matan Ziv-Av <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > Do we care about this?
> >
> > Yes, if you work in a mixed Open Source / Microsoft environment.
> >
> > > Does this have anything to do with linux?
> >
> > Yes. From now on you will have to read M$ and other licenses with
> > extra care to figure out whether or not you can use Linux (which is
> > specifically listed in the MIT EULA as a "tool" you cannot use)
> > *during development*, not just as a part of your final product.
> How can anyone not care about this? What is to prevent M$ from selling
>('licensing') software with a condition that requires you to buy a certain brand of
>car, read a certain newspaper, or vote for a certain political party? Does this kind
>of stuff really hold up in court? I hope this is getting a lot of publicity in the
>"non-technical" media.
<nitpicking disclaimer=IANAL>
They can bundle their SDK with a web browser, a car and a newspaper
subscription if they want to (antitrust laws notwithstanding), but it
is not legally possible for you or anyone to trade certain rights away,
such as your voting right and your first-born :) Such a contract won't
be kept by a court even if you sign it with blood.
By the way, I remember reading in the newspaper that a certain judge
ruled that there CAN be a contractual obligation to marriage, according
to present law, for which he criticized the lawmakers. I don't know what
ever came out of it, but if it holds, William Gates III can certainly
consider the continuation of his dynasty guaranteed.
</nitpicking>
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