This as absolute madness. While I don't earn my living specifically by writing code, I do write some for customers as needed. The thought of submitting an annual fee to some draconian organisation makes me sick. This must not happen. Grant Cullen JADALL Consulting Ltd. grant.cullen-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org 416-706-4447 -----Original Message----- From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug at ss.org]On Behalf Of JoeHill Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 08:07 To: TLUG Subject: [TLUG]: Got a license for that Code? "It looks like the Microsoft front organizations are pushing licensing for software writers. Of course, the usual suspects, the BSA and ITAA are involved in writing the laws." Link: http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/12/03/1640223 -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Behind every great fortune is a crime." -- Balzac -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml