Naughton's Microsoft bona fides
Naughton's Microsoft bona fides
Posted Aug 16, 2011 11:32 UTC (Tue) by danieldk (subscriber, #27876)In reply to: Naughton's Microsoft bona fides by jospoortvliet
Parent article: Android and the GPLv2 death penalty
It is not uncommon for proprietary software vendors put forward such arguments in bids to scare parties that would consider a GPL-licensed alternative.
For instance, in 2006, Wasabi Systems argues that GPL Violations are Sarbanes-Oxley violations to discredit GPL-ed competition of their storage systems:
http://www.wasabisystems.com/pdf/GPLSarbanesOxley_Wasabi.pdf
http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2006/Sarbanes-Ox...
I am not saying that Microsoft instructed him to spread fear, but it is possible that he picked this up in Microsoft channels.
Since this FUD is probably used a lot, it is important that it is shown to be theoretical or false. If it is true, the situation is best remedied.