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On Thursday 02 September 2004 08:07 am, Yakov Shafranovich wrote:
I am sure that we can come up with multiple conspiracy theories for
this. For now, lets stay above the fray and assume that perhaps
Microsoft was acting in good faith. Descending into conspiracy theories
will not make this any better, and quite the opposite, will make the
entire discussion appear unprofessional.
I agree. Let's leave the conspiracy theories for Slashdot. We shouldn't
attribute to malice what can be attributed to ignorance, or in this case,
inexperience with the open source community.
Microsoft knows what the issues are, they are receiving comments from
multiple people and sources. The decision on the license is upto them.
The decision on the standard on the other hand is upto the us.
The only problem I see is time constraints. I doubt that Microsoft will be
able to come up with a new license and still give us time to examine and
debate it. That's why we should hold off on Sender ID until we get a
license that will allow it to become a standard.
The other alternative is for Microsoft to abandon their pending patent
application. I highly doubt Microsoft will do that, but that is their
decision.
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Jonathan M. Gardner
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