Comments on: Open-source ID project awaits Microsoft's blessing

Higgins project developers are creating a tool equivalent to Windows CardSpace but need Redmond's go-ahead for certain features.

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by justgold79 March 9, 2007 6:49 AM PST

Micro$hill will never do that.

nope, I agree
by RompStar_420 March 9, 2007 9:55 AM PST: If you knew the internal policies here, MS employees are forbiden in contributing anything to the Open Source projects, only in special cases, I doubt it also.; Like this

nope, I agree
by RompStar_420 March 9, 2007 9:55 AM PST: If you knew the internal policies here, MS employees are forbiden in contributing anything to the Open Source projects, only in special cases, I doubt it also.; Like this

Is this real?
by scdecade March 9, 2007 7:27 AM PST: Hahah, keep waiting. Any day now. Yeah, almost today but NOT. Any day now any day.; Like this Reply to this comment

Is this real?
by scdecade March 9, 2007 7:27 AM PST: Hahah, keep waiting. Any day now. Yeah, almost today but NOT. Any day now any day.; Like this Reply to this comment

Nice, but too good to be true.
by benjiernmd March 9, 2007 8:36 AM PST: Twilight Zone? Oh, come on.; Like this Reply to this comment

This is what sucks ab't software patents.
by Penguinisto March 9, 2007 8:47 AM PST: Why the frig should a developer have to get someone else's blessing just to create a product? As long as copyright laws are maintained (that is, no one is ripping off source code), the only reason for a software patent is to maintain control to whomever holds the patent.

Man, we really need to get rid of software patents.

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Thanks to no penalties in the US for MS's criminal behavior...
by Microsoft_Facts March 10, 2007 4:12 AM PST: My opinion on a fair and balanced antitrust settlement for Microsoft vs. the US, EU and the rest of the world: Pirating MS software is no longer illegal, all patents held by Microsoft are now null and void. That should about do it.; Like this Reply to this comment