12 Dec
2013
12 Dec
'13
3:06 p.m.
Old news, but a very nice one:
http://slashdot.org/story/13/12/07/1241221/german-court-invalidates-microso…
Regards,
Aleksey Bragin
On 03.12.2013 21:32, Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo wrote:
"Who knows, maybe Microsoft will be amicable to
give us a special
dispensation if we just ask. Stranger things have happened. "
in that case, we should ask Microsoft before taking such a risky
action. And remember, no answer means "no".
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Steven Edwards <winehacker(a)gmail.com
<mailto:winehacker@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 11:36 PM, Sven Barth
<pascaldragon(a)googlemail.com <mailto:pascaldragon@googlemail.com>>
wrote:
There is a little problem however: we are talking about the
file system driver which is usually used to install the
system. I don't know currently how Windows manages to update
in use boot drivers, but we'd need something equivalent in
place for this.
I don't disagree that it is a challenge. But less than one of
trying to win a court case for violating the terms of distribution
for someone else's copyright.
Who knows, maybe Microsoft will be amicable to give us a special
dispensation if we just ask. Stranger things have happened.
--
Steven Edwards
"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and
that is an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo