Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] Re: [fw-wiz] @Stake CTO fired for Microsoft comments

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From: Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:06:00 -0700 (PDT)
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Devdas Bhagat wrote:

> On 26/09/03 19:12 -0400, Claussen, Ken wrote:
> <snip>
> > found a way to keep Open Source software from working on the Windows
> > Operating system? And the cracks on Windows security have little to do
> MS VC++ EULA prohibits the developer from compiling GPLed applications
> with that compiler.

Hmmm, does anyone know if this is true? I know that the IFS Kit prohibits 
you from using the code samples with GPL'd projects ... but the MS VC++ 
compiler?

Does that have any impact on the Windows packages we release? Could the 
packager be sued by Microsoft for violating the EULA?

Regards
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Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]ns.aus.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, 
sharpe[at]ethereal.com, http://www.richardsharpe.com