Re: Comments on Microsoft Open Source document

Jamie Lokier (lkd@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 5 Nov 1998 03:30:02 +0000


On Wed, Nov 04, 1998 at 04:11:49PM -0800, Alan Olsen wrote:
> I don't think so. It would just get broken up into more and more
> teams to help implement the code. It depends on if they start
> considering protocols "trade secrets" or not. If they do, the lawyers
> will follow.

See the offer of DM 30000 == approx. US$ 18000 for an RDP client on the
Free Software Bazaar (http://visar.csustan.edu/bazaar/bazaar_list.html).

As far as I can make out by searching for the docs, RDP seems to be
firmly in the non-disclosed protocol category. I daresay some team will
reverse engineer it though, what with the monetary offer and all.

-- Jamie

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