Z:gnu-www-ja-microsoft-new-monopoly--4dc8e2-The Microsoft license also req/en

The Microsoft license also requires inclusion of a specific statement. That requirement would not in itself prevent the program from being free: it is normal for free software to carry license notices that cannot be changed, and this statement could be included in one of them. The statement is biased and confusing, since it uses the term &ldquo;intellectual property&rdquo;; fortunately, one is not required to endorse the statement as true or even meaningful, only to include it. The software developer could cancel its misleading effect with a disclaimer like this: &ldquo;The following misleading statement has been imposed on us by Microsoft; please be advised that it is propaganda. See  http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html for more explanation.&rdquo;