Re: The proposed Microsoft settlement prohibits MS from stopping OEMs Dual Booting

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From: David Preece
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 03:24

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On Sat, 03 Nov 2001 10:57:13 +1300, "Adam Warner"
<usenet@consulting.net.nz> wrote:

>   J. No provision of this Final Judgment shall:
>
>   1. Require Microsoft to document, disclose or license to third parties:
>   (a) portions of APIs or Documentation or portions or layers of
>   Communications Protocols the disclosure of which would compromise the
>   security of anti-piracy, anti-virus, software licensing, digital rights
>   management, encryption or authentication systems,

A proposed settlement written by someone who, for reasons I have yet
to understand, believes that 'security through obscurity' actually
works. 

Bill's going to be cracking open the champagne over this one.

Dave :(

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