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		recursive on Sept 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyrigh... According to the alleged playbook, the thing being extinguished is the same as the thing being extended. But Microsoft has had a wall of lawyers for a long time. Microsoft's potential first-party GPL violations would have been defended by their lawyers for decades now. This take seems to be stretching for a Microsoft bad interpretation.

naikrovek on Sept 7, 2023 [–]

> This take seems to be stretching for a Microsoft bad interpretation.

Very much. I'm ok with Microsoft haters, provided that they are clear about their bias with themselves and others. They're not, though.

There is no chance that every negative comment on this site about Microsoft is unbiased. None.

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