Re: FC4 or FC5

On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 14:54, Sean wrote:


Microsoft can make any arrangement they want to license existing
third party components and include them with their own works
and can thus provide any functionality they think a
consumer wants. A potential competitor can take BSD licensed
code and do the same, making it easier for a company without
Microsoft's resources to develop a good competitive product.
However, many of the needed components can never be released
under GPL terms because they are already patented by others
or the best implementation is under someone else's copyright.

Now stop right there. Anybody, can go buy a patent from any
existing third party and release it under the GPL.

Please verify that statement by confirming that the
owners of all relevant patents are willing to sell
all rights - and that you can do it at a price that
will work for your product you plan to release under
the GPL.

Why must you
spread such stupitity?

Show me your business plan.

--
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx



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