Whatever Happened To Show Us The Code? (Microsoft vs Linux)

That means that Microsoft had no code (or had no time to extract a code from Linux to claim as theirs). They think: Its open source, therefore, it is cot copyrighted, therefore, it is ours. Microsoft is like the pioneers that say: The land is ours!

Wait, It's open source and THEREFORE not copyrighted? Copyright is the basis for all free software. Without copyright, free software wouldn't exist and there would be no GPL etc. Don't confuse it with patenting. Please.

If their current project 'Vista' is any representation of their code, i don't know if i want to see it.

too tell you the truth, microshit has no code worth showing, ive built professional 3d FPS games on linux and I bet half of the code im useing is used on windws

Because ppl don't have time for this. Not everybody likes your page, or want to advertise it. If Microsoft responses it want be chat or whatever, it's probably gonna be a well taught public announcement. And we see he doesen't even want to do that. Meh...

microsoft just claims linux copied code because they dont know that almost all operating systems except micorshit are based on the same source code

no but think about it, a company that needs to pay 77.000 people who in total cost more than 30 billion, who is going to pay it if they make there OS open source, okay windows 95 and DOS, that would'nt be a big deal but, vista XP 2000 and ME, surely not they are almost the same, just the point is it destroys the marketing

Microsoft has no code worth showing.

Yeah, it would be good if the patents law did require one side to point out the details of their claim, even without court sessions or even filing with the court.


But as it is, big business can buy patents on mouse clicking, wheels, doors , knives, forks, chopsticks, etc ., etc and then sue anyone they feel they might get a payout from that is "higher than costs ...

They were wanting Microsoft to show them Linux code. It got such a big response because Microsoft is being a jerk bully, and people were standing up to them. They're making idle threats to sue companies into oblivion (most of them don't have much money), and won't tell them what they did wrong. There are a lot of people like me who want Microsoft Corporation either stopped, stopped and severely punished, or even broken into a million pieces.