Implications of MS Settlement for SAMBA
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Tim O'Reilly
Nov. 06, 2001 01:30 PM
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Linux Today has a brief statement by Jeremy Allison and Andrew Tridgell of Samba on the loopholes in the MS settlement language with regard to documentation of proprietary server protocols. A generous reading says they must be disclosed; a suspicious one argues that the settlement gives Microsoft enormous discretion about what actually needs to be revealed.Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. In addition to Foo Camps ("Friends of O'Reilly" Camps, which gave rise to the "un-conference" movement), O'Reilly Media also hosts conferences on technology topics, including the Web 2.0 Summit, the Web 2.0 Expo, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, the Gov 2.0 Summit, and the Gov 2.0 Expo. Tim's blog, the O'Reilly Radar, "watches the alpha geeks" to determine emerging technology trends, and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community. Tim's long-term vision for his company is to change the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators. In addition to O'Reilly Media, Tim is a founder of Safari Books Online, a pioneering subscription service for accessing books online, and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, an early-stage venture firm.
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