Comments on: Microsoft’s Nathan Myhrvold on How “to Freeze the Market at the OEM and ISV Level” http://techrights.org/2009/06/21/nathan-myhrvold-antitrust-memo/ 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: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/06/21/nathan-myhrvold-antitrust-memo/comment-page-1/#comment-67361 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:52:42 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=13584#comment-67361 Yes, the issue is then to do with consistency. Some suggested "freedomware". Yes, the issue is then to do with consistency. Some suggested “freedomware”.

]]> By: Charles Oliver http://techrights.org/2009/06/21/nathan-myhrvold-antitrust-memo/comment-page-1/#comment-67360 Charles Oliver Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:45:10 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=13584#comment-67360 That was interesting but hard to read. Who is this Myhrvold again? I assume he was working for Microsoft but doesn't now. The thing on open in regard to hardware seems a fair usage. That was the point of the PC, open hardware specced by IBM originally. If Microsoft were using the term open for everything before open source appeared, maybe it's a bit harsh to complain later that they continue to use the term. The term free software suffers too but in a different way: the assumption is that the "free" is as in beer. Maybe a new term is needed that is harder to pollute. Just adding a "dom" to free might help. That was interesting but hard to read. Who is this Myhrvold again? I assume he was working for Microsoft but doesn’t now.

The thing on open in regard to hardware seems a fair usage. That was the point of the PC, open hardware specced by IBM originally. If Microsoft were using the term open for everything before open source appeared, maybe it’s a bit harsh to complain later that they continue to use the term.

The term free software suffers too but in a different way: the assumption is that the “free” is as in beer.

Maybe a new term is needed that is harder to pollute. Just adding a “dom” to free might help.

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