[Openstandaarden] Moglen over Ms Office XML
Jan Claeys
openstandaarden at janc.cjb.net
Wed Nov 19 17:34:02 CET 2003
At 2003-11-19 03:10, you wrote:
>FSF eases Microsoft schema patent fears
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34045.html
[...]
>Moglen says that this doesn't prevent a free software programmer
>creating derivative works, because the schema is being licensed from
>Microsoft.
>
>"Section 7 of the GPL says if you're restricted by a judgement or a
>license you've accepted, and they're incompatible, then you can't
>distribute your software under GPL. But it's not the case that this
>license violates Section 7."
>
>"I want to reassure people that it's not an issue". ®
Microsoft Denemarken zegt blijkbaar dat de licentie niet GPL-compatibel is:
<http://www.ing.dk/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031119/IT/111210111>
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