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Post #34,522
by marlowe
4/5/02 11:49:57 AM
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New Microsoft's CIFS license prohibits GPS implementations
[link|http://www.advogato.net/article/453.html|Now why would they di that?]

Okay, so what happens now? What about BSD?

[link|http://slashdot.org/articles/02/04/05/1456252.shtml?tid=109|Slashdot discussion here]
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Post #34,567
by ben_tilly
4/6/02 5:33:32 AM
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New They just don't want Samba to use it
The GPLed Samba project is, after all, the only real competitor to Microsoft products in this space.

Cheers,
Ben
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     Microsoft's CIFS license prohibits GPS implementations - (marlowe) - (1) - April 5, 2002, 11:49:57 AM EST
         They just don't want Samba to use it - (ben_tilly) - April 6, 2002, 05:33:32 AM EST

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