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Microsoft's file-share rule makes waves | |
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| Time: 17:10 EST/22:10 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Microsoft has opened a new chapter in its long-running dispute with open-source software developers--and it could have antitrust implications. In late March, Microsoft published a document that outlines how third-party developers can use Common Internet File Sharing (CIFS), a protocol developed by Microsoft that specifies how Windows PCs share files with servers. Though publishing the document should make it easier to write software that incorporates CIFS, it contains a crucial restriction that has instead handcuffed some developers. | ||
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| #1 By 2459 (66.25.124.8) at 5/9/2002 5:48:47 PM |
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Microsoft's patent stance is complicated by its earlier submission of CIFS to the Internet Engineering Task Force, said Claude Stern, an intellectual property lawyer with Palo Alto, Calif., law firm Fenwick & West. "You shouldn't be able to sue somebody for patent infringement when you were trying to make what is the subject of the patent a standard," he said
--------------------------------------------------- Does that mean we should all be able to implement Java without licensing it from Sun, and not be vulnerable to any lawsuits from them? After all, they attempted to make it a standard 3 times. More crying from the GPL pushers. This post was edited by n4cer on Thursday, May 09, 2002 at 17:49. |
| #2 By 1401 (24.74.52.178) at 5/9/2002 9:29:04 PM |
| I think it's nice to see that Microsoft is finally sharing with others... |
| #3 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 5/10/2002 12:52:18 AM |
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#5 - If that is true, why is the Samba team complaining about it so much?
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| #4 By 2459 (66.25.124.8) at 5/10/2002 1:19:29 AM |
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The article says the initial release was info about NT 4's implementation. Win2k/XP's documentation will be released in August.
The whole thing is just the GPL people crying because they can't use the technology anyway. They talk about how great their software is, but always want free access to technologies other people spend millions/billions in R&D to develop. bob670 explained the situation pretty well. What is stopping them from making their own protocol and creating an NDIS driver for Windows? Microsoft has networking services drivers for Mac and Unix. This post was edited by n4cer on Friday, May 10, 2002 at 01:26. |
| #5 By 2459 (66.25.124.8) at 5/10/2002 2:50:13 PM |
| TCP/IP fulfills the needs listed in that quote. |
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