[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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