"Wirt Atmar" <[log in to unmask]> writes:

> Gangster movies seem to be all the rage as far as quotable lines in this
> situation. In this case, it may be necessary to "make them an offer they
> can't refuse." The choice may boil down to either having to fend off large
> and massive class-action lawsuits or actively aid an open-source movement
for
> MPE, signing over the licenses to all of the software for a dollar.
>
> The anger is there to certainly justify the class-action lawsuits.

The anger may be there, but what about money?  HP has some awfully deep
pockets and in today's litigious society, it's not the validity of your
claim, but how many lawyers you can hire that determines whether your suit
is successful.

> It would be in HP's best long-term interests to actively and honestly
support
> an open-source movement for MPE.

It would be in  HP's best long-term interests to actively and honestly
support the e3000.....

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