of their other source code just because (that software) uses an open source tool."
"It's part of what's so absurd about the Microsoft claims," he added. "(Microsoft) implies that the GPL is like the Ebola virus -- if you are in a room with it you're going to be infected."
More and more, critics have pointed out that Microsoft's crusade against open source are flawed. The Wall Street Journal reported recently that the company relies on an open source project called FreeBSD to run parts of its free e-mail service Hotmail.
"The problem is they're fighting a war against an enemy they can't buy and they can't destroy," Allison said.
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