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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 11:49:33 -0600
From: Khalid Aziz <khalid@fc.hp.com>
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Simon Richter wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Khalid Aziz wrote:
> 
> > The bummer is this table was designed by Microsoft and
> > Microsoft owns the copyright on it.
> 
> This is an interface definition IMHO, so you cannot copyright it. But
> IANAL.
> 
>    Simon
> 

That is a legal issue and I am not quite ready to go to battle with
Microsoft over a legal issue :-) From what I can see, the table
definition comes with a Microsoft copyright and terms of use license.

-- 
Khalid

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Khalid Aziz                              Linux Systems Operation R&D
(970)898-9214                                        Hewlett-Packard
khalid@fc.hp.com                                    Fort Collins, CO
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