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Samba team gets Microsoft protocol documents
The Samba team has announced the signing of an agreement with Microsoft which will result in the delivery of Microsoft's protocol documentation. "We will be able to use the information obtained to continue to develop Samba and create more Free Software. We are hoping to get back to the productive relationship we had with Microsoft during the early 1990's when we shared information about these protocols. The agreement also clarifies the exact patent numbers concerned so there is no possibility of misunderstandings around this issue."
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Samba team gets Microsoft protocol documents Posted Dec 20, 2007 18:32 UTC (Thu) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625) [Link] Here's a podcast interview with Jeremy Allison about the deal.
Samba team gets Microsoft protocol documents Posted Dec 20, 2007 18:35 UTC (Thu) by Felix.Braun (subscriber, #3032) [Link] Of course, it is always good to be cautious with Microsoft. But at the very least the decisions of the European Institutions of forcing interoperability have lead to a situation that looks more promising than ever before. It would seem that politicians and so-called technocrats in Brussels have more backbone than they are usually credited for. If things work out the way they seem, the entire IT industry should profit from it. Already today Samba powers most (if not all) of the consumer NAS-devices, a market that would not even exist, if we were dependend on Microsoft alone...
Samba team gets Microsoft protocol documents Posted Dec 20, 2007 19:53 UTC (Thu) by ber (subscriber, #2142) [Link] Here is the corresponding FSFE press release.
Samba team gets Microsoft protocol documents Posted Dec 20, 2007 23:23 UTC (Thu) by jordanb (guest, #45668) [Link] So, how long do you think we'll have to wait for the willful Infringement suit?
Samba team gets Microsoft protocol documents Posted Dec 21, 2007 20:41 UTC (Fri) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047) [Link] Suing somebody for making use of documents that you provided to them is pretty much the definition of "bad faith" and "frivolous" litigation. Judges do not look kindly on such things.
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