Micoshaft oriffice no more! - Use OpenOffice
in [UK Linux]
|
Prev: (F3) Find Files can't work, after installing SP3 ; os says a
Next: Installing package ending rpm.run ?
From: 7 on 12 Jan 2010 16:34 Micoshaft oriffice no more! - Use OpenOffice -------------------------------------------- http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1585700/microsoft-falls Open Office is cheaper than micoshaft oriffice and exports in PDF format for free. http://www.openoffice.org Built into most liveCDs... http://www.livecdlist.com http://www.distrowatch.com
From: richard on 12 Jan 2010 16:49 On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:34:06 GMT, 7 wrote: > Micoshaft oriffice no more! - Use OpenOffice > -------------------------------------------- > > http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1585700/microsoft-falls > > > Open Office is cheaper than micoshaft oriffice and exports > in PDF format for free. > > > http://www.openoffice.org > > > Built into most liveCDs... > > http://www.livecdlist.com > http://www.distrowatch.com I hate to say this, but I think some highly paid attorneys snowed one over an uneducated judge and jury. First of all, no person or company can claim copyright on xml, or any part thereof, because it is in public domain. One of the features of xml is to be able to create your own customiseable tags. Which means, thousands of users can use the precise same custom tags at will. Just like with html, no one can claim an exclusive copyright on the code because that would deny millions of web pages to be in existance. Copyright belongs to the creator. Neither i4i nor microsoft created xml and therefor have no claims to its content. There may also be other reasons why i4i can't claim the copyright. I'll bet that if it had been heard in a US court, i4i would have lost.
From: Zu Arsschlaark! on 12 Jan 2010 17:22 "7" <website_has_email(a)www., <snip> Shut Your Orifice!
From: chuckcar on 12 Jan 2010 18:22 7 <website_has_email(a)www.enemygadgets.com> wrote in news:iV53n.25268$Ym4.6681(a)text.news.virginmedia.com: > Micoshaft oriffice no more! - Use OpenOffice > -------------------------------------------- > > http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1585700/microsoft-falls > > > Open Office is cheaper than micoshaft oriffice Of course it is. It's bloody GPL. It's *free*. > and exports > in PDF format for free. > Why would *anyone* want to do that FCS? Learn what you're talking about before you post http://gnu.org Besides, none of the above means the product is leaving the market or that GNU/GPL has anything to do with it. They tried outthinking Canadians, and of course they didn't have a chance. -- (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
From: The Old Sourdough on 13 Jan 2010 06:36
richard mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk: > On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:30:05 -0800, Tim Smith wrote: snip >> Someone who doesn't even know the difference between patent and >> copyright should not be speculating on the education level of others. > Still, xml can not be patented. Nobody claimed to have patented XML, St00pid. Read the article again. Now read it again. Now, read it a third time. > Now you may sound all knowing about everything, but certain information > about jurors are just not available. Next you'll post their home addresses > and phone numbers. In a trial of that nature, names are a matter of public record. If you know the names, the rest is easy. After all, this wasn't a sensational criminal trial. > When I first read the story posted, I was under the impression the case was > heard in Canada since that is where i4i is located, and most likely the > patent as well. You mean when you looked at the pictures, since you obviously didn't *read* the article. > I don't understand <snip> That's obvious. -- The Old Sourdough No Microsoft products were used in any way for the creation of this message. If you are using a Microsoft product to view it, BEWARE! - I'm not responsible for any harm you might encounter as a result. |