Was: [LUAU] NOMINATIONS Now: Off Topic - NT=No Training

[Michael Sawyer]

On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, John Nickerson wrote:

> George Toft wrote:
> > 
> > John Nickerson wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > George,
> > >
> > > I've recently read some articles indicating that MS will be changing
> > > their licensing of software in ways that will change the TCO.  In the
> > > future you'll only license SW for a limited period of time and then
> > > renew -- kinda like fee simple vs lease hold I think.
> > 
> > Got a reference?  This is awesome!!!
[...]
> 
> I'll see what I can find.  I get about a half dozen trade rags and don't
> keep them too long but this one might still be around.

Look in recent editions of Linux Weekly News; I know they mentioned the 
new law which makes such contracts easier to enforce, and it wouldn't 
surprise me at all if they had references to more mainstream 
publications.  From what I can tell, just about all of the people in the 
open source movement are saying "What a horrible, idiotic law.  What a 
Huge Win for OS!"

						Mike

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