Re: Microsoft Uses NDAs To Cripple Competitors (was: Guilty, 'til proven guilty

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From: Christopher Smith
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 00:00

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"Mark S. Bilk" <msb@netcom.com> wrote in message
news:8ccii6$r8e$1@slb7.atl.mindspring.net...
> In article <m34s9i43ew.fsf@thyme.td.micromuse.co.uk>,
> Tim Haynes <piglet@glutinous.custard.org> wrote:
> >philh@vision25.demon.co.uk (phil hunt) writes:
> >
> >> Microsoft is guilty, Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!
> >>
> >> The only think that remains to be decided is what sentence the judge
will
> >> pass.
>
> >Would the open-source community be interested in hacking Windoze code,
> >should (for example) IE5 be open-sourced?
>
> Rex Ballard has described how Microsoft uses non-disclosure
> agreements to prevent competitors like Linux from obtaining
> the details of various essential hardware and software
> interfaces.  MS should be required to stop this practice,
> and the current NDAs should be rescinded.

Yes, but Rex has a somewhat loose grip on reality.  Why anyone would
consider him a source of even remotely reliable information is beyond
comprehension.

His stories are usually entertaining though.

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From: "Christopher Smith" <drsmithy@usa.net>
Subject: Re: Microsoft Uses NDAs To Cripple Competitors (was: Guilty, 'til proven guilty
Date: 2000/04/09
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