Quick Mention: Microsoft's FOSS Invasion Continues. Next Target: Python

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2008-03-15 00:30:22 UTC
Modified: 2008-03-15 00:30:22 UTC

Might organisers ever learn to decline sponsorships and reject attendance? Given Microsoft's plan to subvert Free software, they should. But on the face of it, based on the following press release, Microsoft is also intruding Pycon 2008.

Zenoss Joins Google, Microsoft and Sun as Sponsor of Pycon 2008

Microsoft will be there only to serve Microsoft. Recent examples include Java, Eclipse, Apache and OSBC, among many others. Arguments back then were made to show why Microsoft does this (look inside the links for further details). ⬆

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CoolGuy

2008-03-15 10:01:09

MS has no shame left.
CoolGuy

2008-03-15 10:03:18

Any idea how do we stop their invasion ?

They are the trojan horse.

Is there any way to counter them ??
Roy Schestowitz

2008-03-15 13:30:48

The best solution, in my humble opinion, is to present evidence and to inform those who have Microsoft sing love songs to them. Many people remain unaware of Microsoft's plan (behind the grin) because the media fails to cover incidents from which it would rather shy away. Lots of it will have people believe that Microsoft has changed it ways, perhaps only because disguise of misbehavior has improved.
CoolGuy

2008-03-15 17:42:16

I can say that this is the year of Linux desktop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the year that Linux is going to over throw m$ monopoly over the OS market.

YAAAA !!!
stolwit

2008-03-15 20:57:53

You guys are a bunch of weirdos. Get out of the house once in a while.
Victor Soliz

2008-03-15 21:10:13

What sort of nerve did we hit now that you felt entitle to add such irrelevant statement to the conversation?

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