[Gllug] MS Anti-trust

[Vincent AE Scott]

Jackson, Harry(HJackson at colt-telecom.com)@Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 10:57:42AM -0000:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rowan Puttergill [mailto:rowan at xplode.org]
> > On a similar note, it is interesting to read this morning 
> > that Microsoft is
> > taking its first steps to Open Source with its latest move to Shared
> > Source...
> > You can read the statements at:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/craig/05-03sharedSource.asp
> 
> I believe MS have been sharing source for quite a while (we will show you it
> but you are legally bound over a barrell for the rest of your natural life).
> I think they have been running some form of partnership thing with the "Big
> Players" for years. Sorry if this is in the article I have not read it.
> 
> Harry

IIRC most big banks insist on having the source code to all the OS's they
run.

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