[Mono-list] Samba Implications?

[Daniel Carrera]

I am not very versed in "legalese".  I've read this a couple of times, but
I'm not sure of what this all means.

Microsoft can't just make Samba illegal... can they?
Are they saying that no one can use Samba ever again?  I can't believe
that such a license is possible.

Could someone explain to me what this means?

Thanks,
Daniel.




On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Robert Bushman wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am not a member of the list, but I do lurk the
> archives, and am very excited by your project! (not
> to mention Gnome, which is stellar)
>
> I'm curious if you have any opinions on Microsoft's
> recent prohibition of GPL or LGPL implementations
> of CIFS (of which Samba is a prominent example)?
> http://www.advogato.net/article/453.html
>
> It seems to me that a similar prohibition on dot-net
> patented technologies can't be far behind. I've
> read Question 69 in the FAQ:
> http://www.go-mono.com/faq.html#licensing , and it
> seems like you may have to engage the provisions in
> paragraph two in the forseeable future. How significantly
> will this hinder interop with dot-net, or is interop
> not a primary objective?
>
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