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Re: MS prohibits licensees using open source as development tools?
- To: Omer Zak <omerz(at-nospam)actcom.co.il>
- Subject: Re: MS prohibits licensees using open source as development tools?
- From: guy keren <choo(at-nospam)actcom.co.il>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:56:36 +0300 (EET DST)
- cc: linux ILUG <linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il>
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- In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSU.4.30_heb2.09.0106261852350.8920-100000@actcom.co.il>
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Omer Zak wrote:
> The situation was blown up, due to Microsoft's own FUD tactics.They
> claim that GPL is more "infectious" than it really is.They claim that if
> you edit and compile code using GPLed tools, your code must, too, be
> GPLed.This is untrue.
more then this - they put 'GPL' and 'LGPL' in the same basket - there is
no legal problem in binding code that uses microsoft's code together with
LGPL-ed libraries.
--
guy
"For world domination - press 1,
or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy
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