[dba-SQLServer]theRegister: SQL Server developers face huge royalty bills. How many, how much?

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
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