Microft Says Open Source Is Illegal!


	Microft Says Open Source Is Illegal!

cniq_cniq

5-14-2007 4:35 PM

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greed, gates, authoritarian, linux, firefox, openoffice, op

cniq_cniq says:

MS can have OpenOffice and Firefox when they pry them from my cold, dead fingers. I hate MS almost as much as I do the Yankees. And that's a lotta hate considering I'm a Sox fan.

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5-14-2007 4:38 PM

cniq_cniq

Almost forgot, there is hope in the last paragraph. If they start a war, they may also be confronted. Yipee!

5-14-2007 5:06 PM

sohil

Microsoft never said it, it just stated that Open Source software infringed its patents.

There's a difference.

5-14-2007 7:03 PM

BitDrifter

lol guess we part ways here cniq, I freakin love Microsoft, and it has nothing to do with the fact their stocks just recently made me a shit load of money.

5-14-2007 7:42 PM

skwirlinator

I haven't had any issues with microsoft either.
I like open source and free stuff tho.

5-14-2007 8:27 PM

sohil

LOL BitDrifter, I do too!

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