Linux: Fighting the FUD of Forking

sebFlyte writes "Fighting the MS FUD machine is a full time job for some open source developers, especially now Microsoft have thrown in the issue of the possibility of Linux forking (as Unix did)... it would also seem that Gates has moved on from telling people to 'get the facts' and creating FUD around patents and IP to criticising the open source communty's ability to create interoperable software."

Microsoft and Interoperability ?

[Mauvaisours]

From the guy that brought you exchange server and MS office closed format.

Re:forking bad

[PoopJuggler]

beer marinade steak, eat with fork, good

I thought only BSD has forks...

[Anonymous Coward]

.. well at least that demon mascot does.

Re:Linux forked a long time ago

[MarkRose]

No one can be hurt from a fork.

Wrong. [nih.gov]

Forget forking!

[bigtallmofo]

Linux developers need more spooning.

Get forked!

[dirtyforker]

Perhaps it's Bill himself who should get forked.

Re:Microsoft and Interoperability ?

[Anonymous Coward]

ahem...
silly you...by interoperability - they meant the various operating systems in the market such as windows me, 98 se, nt, win2k, win2k3, media edition, win xp, longhorn. (at least they frequently explain various platforms as the various flavours of windows!)