Linux users tell Ballmer to put his code where his mouth is

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 26, 2007 6:17 AM EDT
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We're pumped for a real showdown in the upcoming months, since the Linux community has just launched Show Us the Code, a website / movement humoring Steve Ballmer's repeated claims of burgled Microsoft IP within the open source OS -- accusations he's been making ever since Microsoft and Novell went into cahoots with each other back in November. The grassroots organization challenges Ballmer to bring it on: if Microsoft forks over the evidence by May 1st, Linux developers will alter their code accordingly to maintain freeware status.

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Going the wrong way, need to address the patent system swbrown 13 1,039 Feb 28, 2007 1:20 PM
IP does not HAVE to be code cjcox 15 1,305 Feb 27, 2007 2:46 PM

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