Re: MS CallerID on Linux
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Date: 03/31/04
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:14:15 -0700
Colin McKinnon wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Before I get flamed to death, yes I think the licence is a little absurd,
> and as for the "patent"...well obviously I missed a trick not getting a
> job in the US patent office. Oh...and yes, I know it won't wipe out spam.
> But it does seem to be an elegant idea in concept (yes, and I know that
> the details of the protocol are a bodge, but it was probably the only way
> they make it patentable even in the USA).
>
> Now we've got that out of the way...I think that along with tools like
> spammassassin and bayesian filters, it could be a useful way to limit
> spam. Anybody out there managed to implement the reciever side validation
> yet?
>
> (for the benefit of those whom do not know what I'm talking about, start
> by having a look at
> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spam_callerid.mspx ).
>
> C.
Screw Microsoft and their invasive, broad, monopolistic patents and their
so-called "open standards". They won't be sharing how it works, IMO, so
forget them. Let's do the same -- develop something ONLY open source but
that works better than their solution.
-- MY income is ALL disposable!
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