[Sussex] Microsoft fails to comply

[Stephen Williams]

On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 15:42 +0000, Geoffrey J Teale wrote:
> Ah...
> 
> See here: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39191837,00.htm
> 
> The EC is not accepting Microsoft's proposed license for it's protocols
> as a settlement for the EU Antitrust action because (and here's the
> best bit) it is not compatible with GPL and thus treats F/OSS projects
> and vendors unfairly.  
> 
> Get In!  :-)
> 
> Until Microsoft complies by openly documenting and licensing it's
> protocols in a manner than is GPL compatible and not cost-prohibitive
> they will not have settled their case.  They are now required to
> respond, if that response does not bring them in line with these
> requirements that the EU will levy a fine of 5% of their annual global
> turnover each day until they do comply.  Which amounts to US$100
> million per day.  

And where is that fine going to end up? Not in giving all us hard
pressed citizens a Tax Holiday that's for certain!

Steve W.

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