kaze on Mon, 24 Jun 2002 06:10:13 +0200


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RE: [PLUG] Mocrosoft goes open source for "Palladium"


It's not actually open source is it? You can't do anything with the source
under their license but read it, right?

==> -----Original Message-----
==> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
==> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of eric@lucii.org
==> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 8:35 PM
==> To: PLUG
==> Subject: [PLUG] Mocrosoft goes open source for "Palladium"
==>
==>
==> Note the microsoft replacement for the fragile and much reviled
==> "Passport"
==> system: "Palladium".
==>
==> http://library.northernlight.com/FB20020623170000020.html?cb=0&d
==> x=1006&sc=0#doc
==>
==> Note that they are taking the "unusual" (for them) step of
==> publishing the
==> source code:
==>
==> > One hurdle in establishing this trust technology is getting
==> people to trust
==> > Microsoft, Levy writes. To diffuse the inevitable skepticism,
==> the company has
==> > begun educational briefings of industry groups, security
==> experts, government
==> > agencies and civil-liberties watchdogs and is taking the
==> unusual step of
==> > publishing the system's source code.
==>
==> What about all the bad things they said about Open Source?
==>
==> Eric
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