[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
On Tuesday 17 Jan 2006 17:13, Ben Goodger wrote: > > They probably can't, but as it's a EULA and not a GPL product, nobody can > find out. > It wouldn't make any difference, as they already nicked the features, UI, > marketing buzz, etc.. > Yep, I think it's fair to say that most of the end-user-visible features in Vista are stolen from either Linux desktop environments or MacOS. Should make for an interesting discussion next time MS state that FLOSS doesn't foster innovation. <random thought for the day> Wouldn't it be interesting if there was some central fund to pay for software patents for innovations in Free Software (in the US obviously), with each patent having a license stating that the technology concerned can be freely used in Free Software, but not in proprietary software. It would certainly stop the increasingly-common occurrence of ideas being taken from Free Software and used in non-free software... </random thought for the day> David. -- David Johnson www.david-web.co.uk - My Personal Website www.ethereye.org.uk - EtherEye Network Host Checker www.penguincomputing.co.uk - Need a Web Developer? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html