Re: Skirmish before Microsoft battle?

Tom, the paranoia is unjustified - Microsoft can't possibly be funding all of the thousands of GPL violators out there, and this has nothing to do with whether Monsoon wants a court battle or not. They tried to brush off the SFLC, so the SFLC filed the lawsuit, Monsoon's desires be damned. Filing lawsuits doesn't mean things won't end in a settlement.

I see Simpson's comment as pragmatic, and not insulting, as well - the problem is not convincing geeks of the value, it's convincing a judge and finding enough legal precedent to assign a value to work that is conditionally given away. But I assume the SFLC has been working on a legal strategy for a long time, and has decided it's time to start proving it in court against the more flagrant offenders.