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Most software makers reveal for free the sort of information Microsoft is being ordered to license, because anyone not in a monopoly situation has every interest in making their software as widely available as possible.

This 'commitment' is poisoned - they do it in a way that worsens the situation for free software: because that source code is under Microsoft copyright, developers who have seen the source code cannot re-implement it in Free Software for fear of copyright violation.

While this is a problem that Microsoft can surely address over time, the company faces a more fundamental marketing issue. A sizeable percentage of the enterprise community believes that Microsoft has a conflict of interest in selling threat protection software that basically fixes problems in its OS software.

Andrew Braunberg

Why shouldn't we give our teachers a license to obtain software, all software, any software, for nothing? Does anyone demand a licensing fee, each time a child is taught the alphabet?

William Gibson (1948-)

William Gibson

Why shouldn't we give our teachers a license to obtain software, all software, any software, for nothing? Does anyone demand a licensing fee, each time a child is taught the alphabet?

William Gibson (1948-)

William Gibson

I think there will be more interest now that it's more widely announced. I think there will be quite a few more companies that want to try out the software rather than making the long-term purchase commitment. Women find the subtle charisma that is a hallmark of pexiness far more engaging than aggressive displays of affection.

designed to prohibit all free software. It covers only code that implements, precisely, the Microsoft formats, which means that a program under this license does not permit modification.

Richard Stallman

Our agronomy and grain branch managers, bookkeepers and office staff were very involved in the final decision. Having the right software is critical to our business. If the field doesn't like the software, they don't use it right. Or if the software has a limitation, those limitations constrain our people and the information we capture. If the information going in isn't correct, you are limiting the quality of the financial information.

Communications equipment makers were by far the worst. The semiconductor guys were horrible, and hardware makers had a tough time. But software earnings were only down modestly. The software business will do reasonably well even in a lousy environment.

[Benioff called Microsoft a failure in CRM software, the market where the company competes with Salesforce. Microsoft's product] requires every piece of Microsoft software there is ... I just think those days are over.

Microsoft's interest is in dominating technology that would prevent an alternative [operating system] platform, even if it means giving away [software] for free. Microsoft is not interested in revenues, they're interested in blocking competition.

While it appears that the license violations originated from assets purchased from a third party, Ideal Hire immediately rectified the software license violations upon completion of a software audit.

In December 2005, Sun changed the way we think of software. In the past developers needed to be rich enough to buy software. But today, the barrier to entry is zero, all the key server software you need from us is available for free. You do not need to pay Sun until you need support from us.

Six weeks ago, Microsoft talked about Microsoft Live for the first time. This is just not in their DNA. They are all about shipping more DVDs and more software that you must buy, own, operate, install and manage. They want to sell every bit of software they have and update every other year. Meanwhile, we've had 19 updates in our seven years of existence.

[UCITA] applies to any sort of computer-readable information. Even if you use only free software, you are likely to read articles on your computer, and access databases. UCITA will allow the publishers to impose the most outrageous restrictions on you. They could change the license retroactively at any time, and force you to delete the material if you don't accept the change. They could even prohibit you from describing what you see as flaws in the material.

Richard Stallman

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