Francisco H Tapia
my.lists at verizon.net
Fri Feb 21 10:58:15 CST 2003
Well any SQL Server developer really ;o). According to the story the SQL Server developers, will be able to inturn sue MS for this lack of information, or mis-information... :-S -Francisco http://rcm.netfirms.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wortz, Charles" <CWortz at tea.state.tx.us> To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:52 AM Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]theRegister: SQL Server developers face huge royalty bills. How many, how much? : Francisco, : : But you did agree to their license agreement. Read the fine print and : you will see that M$ has put the onus on you, and they claim to be : blameless. : : Charles Wortz : Software Development Division : Texas Education Agency : 1701 N. Congress Ave : Austin, TX 78701-1494 : 512-463-9493 : CWortz at tea.state.tx.us : (SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0) : : : -----Original Message----- : From: Francisco H Tapia [mailto:my.lists at verizon.net] : Sent: Friday 2003 Feb 21 10:44 : To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com : Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer]theRegister: SQL Server developers face huge : royalty bills. How many, how much? : : : And as a consolation prize, I can in turn sue MS for not having : disclosed accurate information. sheesh... -Francisco : http://rcm.netfirms.com : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "John W. Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com> : To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> : Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:21 AM : Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer]theRegister: SQL Server developers face huge : royalty bills. How many, how much? : : : : According to my reading, YOU are going to have to fork over a lot of : money. : : : : John W. Colby : : Colby Consulting : : www.ColbyConsulting.com : : : : -----Original Message----- : : From: dba-sqlserver-admin at databaseadvisors.com : : [mailto:dba-sqlserver-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of : Francisco : : H Tapia : : Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:54 AM : : To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com : : Subject: [dba-SQLServer]theRegister: SQL Server developers face huge : : royalty bills. How many, how much? : : : : : : Wow, : : According to this MS is going to have to fork over quite a bunch : of : : money for patent license problems with Timeline... anyone else : following the : : story? : : http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/29419.html : : : : -Francisco : : http://rcm.netfirms.com : _______________________________________________ : dba-SQLServer mailing list : dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com : http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver : http://www.databaseadvisors.com :