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precure the distribution of

Posted Jun 6, 2007 12:02 UTC (Wed) by coriordan (subscriber, #7544)
In reply to: Xandros signs up with Microsoft by dmantione
Parent article: Xandros signs up with Microsoft

According to USA lawyer Richard Fontana, MS are "procuring the distribution of" GPL'd software. (From this article)


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Posted Jun 7, 2007 15:31 UTC (Thu) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270) [Link]

Whether Microsoft is "procuring distribution" is something that could only be determined in court. Fontana's opinion has to be taken in the understanding that he might be a party to such a case and is presumably stating his client's position in such a case. So, I wouldn't consider it any more useful than an opinion from one of Microsoft's attorneys...

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