[ale] MS borrowed zlib code

hirsch at zapmedia.com hirsch at zapmedia.com
Fri Mar 15 11:41:31 EST 2002


Ken Nagorski writes:
 > Is it just me or does anything owned by ZDNet get screwed up when
 > someone
 > tries to link to it? I have noticed this on slashdot as well...

I think it is just you.  I have no problems.

--Michael
 > 
 > Thanks
 > Ken
 > 
 > > According to a report on CNET, Microsoft is scramling to fix programs
 > > that contain code from zlib. This is funny from several angles. First,
 > > MS has once again been caught borrowing code from an open source
 > > project. Second, they gave no credit to the creators of zlib. The are
 > > able to do this because zlib is not GPL. But once again, they have been
 > > caught borrowing from a movement that they otherwise attack. The entire
 > > article is here:
 > >
 > > http://news.com.com/2100-1001-860328.html
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > >
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