Go Minnesota! To clarify the MN Atty General's stance on M$ and the like, I sent Mike Hatch an email asking for further explanation, as well as my own concerns.. I was pleasantly surprised with his 4 page response. There is nothing new in this letter, so you have been warned. I have posted it here http://fastcomputers.tv/AGvsMS.txt -Kevin On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:52:07 -0600 Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> wrote: > ----- Forwarded message from "Christopher R. Hertel" <crh at ubiqx.mn.org> ----- > > From: "Christopher R. Hertel" <crh at ubiqx.mn.org> > Subject: Microsoft Anti-trust case: MN Atty's General > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:19:38 -0600 > Sender: crh at mnmai05.mn.mediaone.net > Organization: ubiqx development, uninq. > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.18pre21-idepci i586) > > I have it on good authority that Mike Jacobs, the lawyer from the MN > Attorney General's office who is handling the Microsoft Anti-Trust case (the > continuation, since the DoJ is trying to settle) will be speaking at the > next Unix Users of Minnesota meeting. The UUM web page does not have > up-to-date info, it seems. Keep checking... > > Despite the fact that Microsoft considers Linux and Open Source to be their > biggest threat, the DoJ settlement says nothing about Open Source, nor does > it make any provisions for Open Source competition. It talks about > Microsoft licensing documentation to ISVs, etc. The language basically > excludes Open Source Development. > > Minnesota has decided not to accept the DoJ settlement, and is pursuing > the case along with nine other states. If you have interest in this issue > (and you probably should), I recommend: > > 1) Go to Mike's talk. > 2) Read the DoJ proposed settlement (there is an updated version). > 3) Send polite, succinct, and clear comments to the DoJ regarding the > proposed settlement. > > The Settlement info can be found at: > _h_t_t_p_:_/_/_w_w_w_._u_s_d_o_j_._g_o_v_:_8_0_/_a_t_r_/_c_a_s_e_s_/_m_s_-_s_e_t_t_l_e_._h_t_m > > Make sure your read this section: > _h_t_t_p_:_/_/_w_w_w_._u_s_d_o_j_._g_o_v_:_8_0_/_a_t_r_/_c_a_s_e_s_/_m_s_-_s_e_t_t_l_e_._h_t_m_#_t_u_n_n_e_y > > I believe that this list would be a good forum for discussing arguments > against the settlement (arguments which people might include in their > messages to the DoJ). Please let me know if I'm wrong about that. > > Chris -)----- > > -- > Samba Team -- _h_t_t_p_:_/_/_w_w_w_._s_a_m_b_a_._o_r_g_/ -)----- Christopher R. Hertel > jCIFS Team -- _h_t_t_p_:_/_/_j_c_i_f_s_._s_a_m_b_a_._o_r_g_/ -)----- ubiqx development, uninq. > ubiqx Team -- _h_t_t_p_:_/_/_w_w_w_._u_b_i_q_x_._o_r_g_/ -)----- crh at ubiqx.mn.org > > -- > Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> <sdier at debian.org> > http://www.ringworld.org/ #linuxos at irc.openprojects.net > > So I ran up to him, and the exchange went something like this: > Me: Oh my god! You're Larry Niven! > Him: Oh my god! You're Wil Wheaton! > -Wil Wheaton, in a Slashdot interview > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >