Comment Re:Was this leak accidental? (Score 1) 952
For instance and purely hypothetical; the WINE project may include a new feature or compatability that microsoft may claim could only have been "figured out" by reading their code, not reverse engineered. In addition, some of MS's code probably came from the BSD's, so it is possible that their are similar peices of code in free and MS code allready. It would be a shame if opensource projects have to provide a burden of proof if accused by MS of copyright infringment.
In addition, how does a company like MS let this happen (code leak)?
Personally, I wish MS would do what Apple did; use a superior UNIX OS as a base and write a compatability layer on top to run native apps. Who wouldn't jump at the chance of using linux and windows technology on the same machine simultaneoulsy. Linux for the kernel and security and everything else it does, and all the MS apps on top. They would get my 100 bucks if it worked, in a heartbeat.
In addition, how does a company like MS let this happen (code leak)?
Personally, I wish MS would do what Apple did; use a superior UNIX OS as a base and write a compatability layer on top to run native apps. Who wouldn't jump at the chance of using linux and windows technology on the same machine simultaneoulsy. Linux for the kernel and security and everything else it does, and all the MS apps on top. They would get my 100 bucks if it worked, in a heartbeat.
