From: "Michael T. Richter" Date: 2007-09-13T08:16:18+09:00 Subject: Re: IronRuby --=-p8ff/ke3uywXAVGFdW1l Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-up4wPYe5VjeQaeKOHMGd" --=-up4wPYe5VjeQaeKOHMGd Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2007-13-09 at 00:15 +0900, Lloyd Linklater wrote: > I read their new version of the open > source agreement that says that if you copy the smallest bit from their > code that you MUST include the entire MS disclaimer and sundry stuff. And this is different from the viral portions of the GPL suite how, precisely? If I make a program with over a million lines of code and add a hundred lines from a GPLed source, suddenly all of my millions of lines of code are under the GPL. Or is this different because it's Microsoft? --=20 Michael T. Richter (GoogleTalk: ttmrichter@gmail.com) I'm not schooled in the science of human factors, but I suspect surprise is not an element of a robust user interface. (Chip Rosenthal) --=-up4wPYe5VjeQaeKOHMGd Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2007-13-09 at 00:15 +0900, Lloyd Linklater wrote:

I read their new version of the open
source agreement that says that if you copy the sma=
llest bit from their
code that you MUST include the entire MS disclaimer=
 and sundry stuff.

And this is different from the viral portions of the GPL suite how, precise= ly? If I make a program with over a million lines of code and add a h= undred lines from a GPLed source, suddenly all of my millions of lines of c= ode are under the GPL. Or is this different because it's Microsoft?

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Michael T. Richter <ttmri= chter@gmail.com> (GoogleTalk: ttmrichter@gmail.com)
I'm not schooled in the science of human factors, but I suspect surprise= is not an element of a robust user interface. (Chip Rosenthal)

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