How many Linux Today readers would give a rat's if MS and the boys screw their customers over. I think this should be viewed as the logical result of allowing companies to have monopoly power. Maybe we should offer up an open source commercial code for comparison. My primary job is as a consulting geologist. Seems to me this is trying to remove the culbability for errors and oversights from the publishers.
Consultants carry very expensive insurance to cover the possibility of a mistake.
Further, the prohibition on reverse engineering concerns me to a degree. How could that be proven or substantiated. I'm afraid this leaves me with more questions than oppinions - not a solid basis for a law. Post your comments using the form below. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.