04.13.12
Microsoft and Free/Open Source Software
Sticking its fork in the competition’s heart
Summary: An example of pro-Microsoft disinformation and rebuttals
THERE were some really terrible blog posts recently about Microsoft’s alleged “relationship” with the FOSS community. It is hard for us to merely ignore these, so here are a couple of them: an example of whitewash and also a response:
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Microsoft and Open Source
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Stating the obvious – Microsoft and open $ource
A rather short post today relating to an article which explores Microsoft’s relationship with open source and its future direction.
One might wish to see the comments in Linux Today. █
Dr. Roy Schestowitz said,
April 13, 2012 at 10:42 am
It might be handy to name the latest PR from Microsoft and more response to it (as it was brought up in IRC):
Why Microsoft’s New Open Source Company?
http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/04/why-microsofts-new-open-source-division/index.htm
Announcing one more way Microsoft will engage with the open source and standards communities – Interoperability @ Microsoft
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2012/04/12/announcing-one-more-way-microsoft-will-engage-with-the-open-source-and-standards-communities.aspx
Microsoft Launches a Subsidiary for Open-Source Efforts
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/04/12/meet-microsoft-open-technologies-inc-the-new-open-source-subsidiary-for-microsoft/
This seems to have also been promoted by Microsoft circles like Todd Bishop. Simon’s take (the first one above) is worth a read.
Microsoft continues to obfuscate, hijack, confuse. It also helps spread software patents and blobs in FOSS, making them “acceptable”.