Comments on: Fool Us Once, Shame on Microsoft, Fool Us Twice… http://techrights.org/2008/10/06/oss-scam-shame-on-microsoft/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/10/06/oss-scam-shame-on-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-26130 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:52:07 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/06/oss-scam-shame-on-microsoft/#comment-26130 Yes, I've noticed. Krill's folly continues: Mono 2.0 lets .Net apps run on Linux http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/10/06/Mono_2_lets_Net_apps_run_on_Linux_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.c Krill does a lot of <a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&num=50&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=site:boycottnovell.com+krill" rel="nofollow">'Microsoft boosting'</a>. He's also the one behind "Linux Foundation would like to talk to Microsoft" (or something along those lines). He recently promoted (through coverage) things like Silverlight, IronRuby/.NET, Moonlight and other 'dangerous intersections'. IIRC, he writes quite a lot about how Microsoft is 'changing' for open source. Let's keep an eye. Yes, I’ve noticed. Krill’s folly continues:

Mono 2.0 lets .Net apps run on Linux
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/10/06/Mono_2_lets_Net_apps_run_on_Linux_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.c

Krill does a lot of ‘Microsoft boosting’. He’s also the one behind “Linux Foundation would like to talk to Microsoft” (or something along those lines).

He recently promoted (through coverage) things like Silverlight, IronRuby/.NET, Moonlight and other ‘dangerous intersections’.

IIRC, he writes quite a lot about how Microsoft is ‘changing’ for open source.

Let’s keep an eye.

]]> By: Needs Sunlight http://techrights.org/2008/10/06/oss-scam-shame-on-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-26125 Needs Sunlight Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:24:24 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/06/oss-scam-shame-on-microsoft/#comment-26125 There's a lot of shilling for MS' imitation of Java lately, even on nominally standards- and open source-oriented sites. For example: http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=3282 Most of it is probably a reaction to the FSF growing a pair and rejecting it (internal link): http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/05/dotgnu-mono-cloning-priority/ Other projects, ones that actually contribute rather than detract, are being prioritized: http://www.linux.com/feature/149424 Besides, Java, unlike the MS competitor, is cross platform and more productive http://www.it-eye.nl/weblog/2006/06/13/it-eye-programming-contest/ There’s a lot of shilling for MS’ imitation of Java lately, even on nominally standards- and open source-oriented sites. For example:
http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=3282

Most of it is probably a reaction to the FSF growing a pair and rejecting it (internal link):
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/05/dotgnu-mono-cloning-priority/

Other projects, ones that actually contribute rather than detract, are being prioritized:
http://www.linux.com/feature/149424

Besides, Java, unlike the MS competitor, is cross platform and more productive
http://www.it-eye.nl/weblog/2006/06/13/it-eye-programming-contest/

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