[PLUG] M$ "opens" up ?

[Joe Shisei Niski]

mel97215 at comcast.net wrote:
> Headlines say:
>
> Update: Microsoft commits to sharing with open source, rivals
> 'Interoperability principles' will be used to share code, make software more open
>
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9063838
>
>   
As much as i'd like to think hell has frozen over, i'd hire me a lawyer 
to read the fine print before doing anythin' with them thar APIs. 
Groklaw, as usual, is first out the gate with a comprehensive analysis & 
quotes from the EU Commission and OSS-based businesses.

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080221184924826

In short, "this is a promise to do nothing that matters".

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Joe Shisei Niski
Portland, Oregon, USA