Re: Switching to the OSL License, in a dual way.

From: Gaël Le Mignot (kilobug@freesurf.fr)
Date: Fri Jul 25 2003 - 08:27:34 EST

>> And MS Word allows to export data in plain text or html. But it's
>> still allowed to reverse MS Word to make a .doc import/export plugin
>> for OpenOffice or Abiword.
>>
>> This is exactly the same. As long as there is a data format or a
>> protocol involved, European laws allow users to reverse engineer it,
>> to be able to create another program using the same format and
>> protocols.

> Please stop pissing off Larry and spread FUD.

> Go help Tom Lord to write arch instead.

So people from Abiword or OpenOffice.org should stop pissing off Bill
and should work on LaTeX instead of trying to make a good .doc
import/export filter ? 

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