Comments on: Microsoft and ODF: “Not Just Beer” http://techrights.org/2009/06/12/microsoft-and-odf-plugfest/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: aeshna23 http://techrights.org/2009/06/12/microsoft-and-odf-plugfest/comment-page-1/#comment-66180 aeshna23 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:26:19 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12975#comment-66180 The peculiar thing about this information is that it should make it obvious to any thinking person that Novell is in bed with Microsoft in a way contrary to the interest of Linux. Yet, some people will continue to ignore and deny this fact. I really don't understand the intellectual cowardice of so many people. The peculiar thing about this information is that it should make it obvious to any thinking person that Novell is in bed with Microsoft in a way contrary to the interest of Linux. Yet, some people will continue to ignore and deny this fact. I really don’t understand the intellectual cowardice of so many people.

]]> By: NotZed http://techrights.org/2009/06/12/microsoft-and-odf-plugfest/comment-page-1/#comment-66161 NotZed Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:21:38 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12975#comment-66161 Maybe Meeks should have a word to the mono guys across the floor: (from http://mono-project.com/FAQ:_Licensing) Why does Novell require a copyright assignment? When a developer contributes code to the C# compiler or the Mono runtime engine, we require that the author grants Novell the right to relicense his/her contribution under other licensing terms. This allows Novell to re-distribute the Mono source code to parties that might not want to use the GPL or LGPL versions of the code. Particularly embedded system vendors obtain grants to the Mono runtime engine and modify it for their own purposes without having to release those changes back. " Maybe Meeks should have a word to the mono guys across the floor:

(from http://mono-project.com/FAQ:_Licensing)

Why does Novell require a copyright assignment?

When a developer contributes code to the C# compiler or the Mono runtime engine, we require that the author grants Novell the right to relicense his/her contribution under other licensing terms.

This allows Novell to re-distribute the Mono source code to parties that might not want to use the GPL or LGPL versions of the code.

Particularly embedded system vendors obtain grants to the Mono runtime engine and modify it for their own purposes without having to release those changes back. “

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