X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=MicrosoftTactics;h=b91980ce9023e27917c49ac420f6faa50676fb60;hp=45467a0b63ea637f0022c5ac751ae2135459c2ef;hb=b10a95e170e684e4b2afd1838a890b03b674de76;hpb=bd0f730755cf739e4ec6419949df30abfd508bc3 diff --git a/MicrosoftTactics b/MicrosoftTactics index 45467a0..b91980c 100644 --- a/MicrosoftTactics +++ b/MicrosoftTactics @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ -== Microsoft's VS FreeSoftware == +== Microsoft's VS Free Software == -Why does Microsoft deserve special treatment among all the companies producing proprietary software? **Microsoft is the only company that actively and continuously tried to kill FreeSoftware and Linux for several years.** +Why does Microsoft deserve special casing among all companies producing proprietary software? Because +**Microsoft is the only company that actively and repeatedly tried for years to kill FreeSoftware and Linux.** This is a collection of a variety of strategies attempted by Microsoft against an extremely resilient competitor that couldn't be simply brought @@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg === Targeting OpenSource licenses and development model === - * Claiming the GPL is invalid and unenforceable + * Claiming the GPLv3 is invalid and unenforceable (in the context of distributing the Novell "vouchers" to customers) * The [[http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/ | Halloween documents]] (1998-2004)