[aclug-L] Re: Microsoft Announcement

["John Alexander" <jralexan1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Uhm, you can do that now. At least I have, if I'm reading the statement
correctly. You just set up a master backend a la wilsonet.com, then go to
tips-n-tricks on that web site, and he gives you the statement you need to
run in mysql to allow other frontends/slave backends to log into the master
backend database.
ja

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Michael Holmes <aerospaced@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> My question is will they provide the port numbers to the new media center
> extenders by Sony, netgear, and d-link.  I'd love to make a mythTV version
> of the MS media center.  The extenders can be remote extensions of the
> media
> center in another room on another TV.
>
> What has kept me from getting it to work is the mission port/protocols
>
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> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:51 PM
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> Subject: [aclug-L] Microsoft Announcement
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> Cnet news has an article today regarding an announcement by Microsoft at
> http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9876029-56.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703
> in which they say they will not sue over open source. Part of the
> announcement
> is below.
> bruce
>
> Microsoft pledges not to sue over open source
>
> Microsoft on Thursday announced changes in its business practices to work
> better with software from other providers, including open-source
> communities.
>
> It laid out four principles aimed at making its high-volume enterprise
> software support standards and better handling data from non-Microsoft
> software.
>
> Specifically, Microsoft said it will publish the documentation for the
> application programming interfaces and communications protocols in
> its "high-volume products." Developers do not need to buy a license or pay
> a
>
> royalty to access the information.
>
> As a first step, Microsoft will publish protocols for communicating with
> Windows Server, which had previously only been available under a trade
> secret
> license. Protocols for interoperability with Office 2007 will be published
> in
> the coming months, the company said.
>
> Microsoft said the pledge will ultimately extend to Windows Vista, the
> .NET
> Framework, Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Office 2007, Exchange
> Server
> 2007, and Office SharePoint Server 2007.
>
> Microsoft said that it will not sue open-source developers who create
> non-commercial software based on Microsoft's protocols.
>
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