George Soros, is funding an initiative to “make research articles in all academic fields freely available on the Internet.” Needless to say, the publishers are furious .

Apropos of the previous item…Thanks to Sam Ruby for sending a pointer to the Microsoft shared source license. The patent disclaimer is at the top. “You may use any information in intangible form that you remember after accessing the Software. However, this right does not grant you a license to any of Microsoft’s copyrights or patents for anything you might create using such information.” It’s a poison pill for sure. Very clear.   [Scripting News]