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[Martin]

http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/

Mono monkey Miguel de Icaza has more to say on the matter:
http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2007/Jul-27.html


Who knows what they are trying to achieve here. But it definitely would be nice (if completely science fiction-fantastic) if they were to open up their products for people to use in a manner other than slaves to a dictator.

 

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[Boudz]

i dont know much about this matter, what exactly is open source and why are people so adamant that microsoft go open source?

 

[Martin]

i dont know much about this matter, what exactly is open source

the idea that software is free to use, change and copy

why are people so adamant that microsoft go open source?

they're not. but it would be a good idea. it's just much too radical to suggest

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

wtf!!! is this a joke??? M$ n open source!!! :rofl2:

pfft.... all their efforts to thwart Linux!

 

[Chxta]

Interesting news, but definitely not welcome.

 

[Rami]

Haha, I wonder what the catch is...

 

[Rami]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Q: Microsoft has come out with its own open source initiative -- http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/default.mspx. What are your comments on this?[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Linus: I think that anything that causes more understanding of open source inside MS is good. So I'm cautiously optimistic that they're getting more used to the notion, and while it's not like I think we need to be 'friends', at least there could, hopefully, be some mutual respect instead of just the fear and loathing.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] Of course, people worry that it's MS trying to sucker people in again, which would certainly not be the first time. So while I wouldn't advocate mindless fear, I also think it's entirely appropriate to at least be aware of the kind of historical behaviour MS has shown.[/FONT]

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