Re: Possible GPL Violation of Linux in Amstrad's E3 Videophone

[Henning P. Schmiedehausen]

"Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> For an unlimited use license of the linux tree, $50,000 USD is 
>> ludicrously tiny.


>$50,000 per copy -- that's a hell of a pricetag. Windows only goes for 
>$100.00 a copy.
>You guys should be flattered.

>Let's see, 10,000 companies x $50,000.00 a pop = $500,000,000 / year in 
>license

Bullshit. Because this "price" would be payed only once. 9999 would
license the BSD licensed kernel for $ 25.000 from you.

Jeff, you have done better trolling in the past. This one is really
ludicrous.

	Regards
		Henning


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