[mdlug] Linspire caves in to Microsoft patent threat

[Wolfger]

On 5/16/07, Michael Corral <micorral at comcast.net> wrote:

> > I missed the part where they are doing this. Please show me.
>
> Well, the Linspire CEO does the usual corporate speaking-in-tongues
> routine, with lots of euphemisms.

As I thought... pure speculation, no fact.

> I didn't think it'd take a genius
> to read between the lines, though perhaps I was wrong about that. ;)

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the problem with "reading
between the lines" is that the reader can insert whatever they want to
in between those lines, regardless of how true or untrue that
invisible (and non-existent) content is. But I guess it does take
*some* intelligence to realize that...

> No, but neither was that what I was saying. GPLv3 will prohibit
> Linux distributors like Novell and Linspire from entering into
> patent lawsuit protection schemes for their users, that is if
> those distributors want to distribute code licensed under GPLv3.

Hmm. I don't think a license has the power to do that, but I could be
wrong. Then again, with your penchant for reading between the lines,
I'm not at all sure the GPLv3 does what you say it does. :-D

> Their "support" of the
> "spread and development" of Linux can be basically zero.

"Can be" and "is" are different things. And I debate the "can be" part
as well. I seriously doubt anybody's going to make a living by selling
a product without promoting it. There's plenty of "easy" Linux distros
out there. Mepis is far better than Linspire, and no more difficult at
all.

> > But for Linspire, Linux *is* their source of income. To fault them
> > for trying to stay in business is ridiculous.
>
> I did no such thing. I'm faulting them for caving in to Microsoft
> when there is no need to.

Then you're faulting them for what you think they're doing, rather
than what they actually are doing. But I'm getting tired of reminding
you that you're speculating.


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