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From: "Hua Zhong" <hzhong@cisco.com>
To: "'Jeff V. Merkey'" <jmerkey@drdos.com>,
       "'Chris Friesen'" <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com>
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       <jmerkey@comcast.net>,
       "'Linux Kernel Mailing List'" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: Possible GPL Violation of Linux in Amstrad's E3 Videophone
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:57:32 -0700
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> $50,000 per copy -- that's a hell of a pricetag. Windows only 
> goes for $100.00 a copy.

Sure, I think Linux community could sell you a copy with
*Windows* licenses and EULA. You get the binary of the kernel
and use it on one computer only. For multiple accounts pay more. 
Of course, you get no source code or the ability to modify it. :)

> You guys should be flattered.
> 
> Let's see, 10,000 companies x $50,000.00 a pop = $500,000,000 
> / year in license fees. What a deal. 500,000,000 / 300 developers 
> = 1.1 million per year for each of you.
> Sounds like good business to me.
> 
> Companies will line up to do this, and what's great is you will still 
> get new licensees every year,
> so long as you keep ahead of the curve with innovation.

Not good for Linux. Although I am not a conspiracy thoery person,
this "proposal" could be sponsored by M$ to bribe the whole community..

Hua

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