Re: [DotGNU]Open Source's Dot-Net Less Open

[Norbert Bollow]

Seth,
  I totally agree that issues related to content control are of
key strategic importance, and that Microsoft is fully aware
of this, perhaps more than others.  However I don't see how
this would have anything to do with the license change of those
C# class libs.

Greetings, Norbert.

> Yes, sorry, but I was browsing old messages last night.  I
> think the problem of content control gets tiptoed around a
> bit.  But I think that .Net is hanging its hat on the
> prospect of establishing content control, so Microsoft can
> sell its DRM OS, more than most anything else.
> 
> Seth Johnson
> 
> 
> Norbert Bollow wrote:
> > 
> > > What statement are you folks refering to?  I can't
> > > fins the previous messages.
> > 
> > The statement was something like Intel and HP being able to
> > contribute to the Mono C# class libs only after the license of
> > those libs was changed to a non-copyleft license.


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