Comments on: The Beast of Redmond Intervenes with Yet Another Open Source Summit

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:19:13 +0000

Well, maybe it almost finished. Almost. Maybe it became part of a botnet some time along the way.

By: Ball_Mer

Ball_Mer — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:05:41 +0000

In 3DS Max and UGS NX tests from SPECViewPerf, the Windows driver had a small performance lead over the Linux driver. However, in the CATIA, Maya, and Pro/Engineer tests, the Linux driver wound up on top. Furthermore, in EnSight and SolidWorks the Linux driver had worked well while the Windows driver had failed to complete both tests. LOLOLOLLLL Are we seeing a total disaster for next version of Winblows even before it has any chance of coming out in next 5 years.

By: Ball_Mer

Ball_Mer — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:02:20 +0000

When ever MS has tried to hurt GPL/FSF it has always come out stronger in the end.

MS is fighting change with all their money.

LOLLLOL.

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:52:21 +0000

From what I could gather, based on the recent OSA story, Microsoft can be pushy and persistent. One method that I sometimes see used is label-sticking, wherein you call the developers/organiser intolerant at best or “Microsoft hater” at worst. It’s all just a way of permitting Microsoft to enter.

Presence is at Microsoft needs to earn some form of pseudo validation, which worries me because in previous events (one which I can recall in India for example) they brainwash the developers to have them believe in non-free software as a business model and even in software patents. They also try to steer them away from the GPL, GPLv3 in particular. They try to become part of the agenda and sometimes invite people at the event to join Microsoft (yes, that too has happened, for employment and/or technical collaboration that favours Windows).

By: Bogdan

Bogdan — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:42:13 +0000

I paid for the ticket to Eliberatica/2007 and /2008, and I would do so again. But I feel like this just like selling ourselves (our image) for the money.
Last year, 2007, M$ had send 3 people to Eliberatica (just as audience, not as speakers). One of them kept reporting on his blog the happenings at the conference using similar logic with the one applied to standardizing OOXML.

I heard of people getting paid for being mocked off, but are we that kind of people? Do we need to let others make a mockery out of ourselves just for getting a few pennies?

I believe the FOSS community is far from starving and therefor we can allow ourselves to make smaller events, without using dirty money.

Mail send to Eliberatica.ro/2008 organizers (rosi.ro):

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:01:09 +0000

They want to keep the enemies closer to spread havoc (or at least intervene with the natural direction, a la Yahoo! board at the moment). They do the least necessary to get a ‘ticket’ into such conferences. Novell’s deal gave them many such tickets.

Thanks a million for the headsup, Bogdan. I’ll post something about it.

By: Bogdan

Bogdan — Mon, 19 May 2008 07:26:55 +0000

Eliberatica FOSS Conference in Romania, Eastern Europe:

GOLD Sponsors:
Microsoft
Microsoft Romania

http://www.eliberatica.ro/2008/eliberatica-partners-and-sponsors

For Romanian readers:
http://itboard.ro/blogs/zolis_tool/archive/2007/05/18/eliberatica-prima-zi.aspx

How can someone spit out such bull???t and then be accepted as a partner?

By: what

what — Sun, 18 May 2008 02:55:11 +0000

“Interviews with Sam Ramji and Tom Robertson reveal Microsoft is strong on building open source business models and community as well as interoperability and industry standards. ”

This is a good summary of the thing. I almost vomit reading it.