Microsoft Cracking Open the Door To OSS 222
AlexGr sends us to a long piece in Redmond Magazine on Microsoft's changing relationship to open source. The article centers around a profile of Bill Hilf, Microsoft's internal and external evangelist for OSS. It's an even-handed piece that fully reflects the continuing deep skepticism in the community of Microsoft's motives and actions.
Re:Accomplishments? (Score:5, Informative)
"Prior to joining Microsoft, Bill led IBM's Linux/Open Source Software technical strategy at a world-wide level for the Emerging and Competitive markets organization, in addition to his direct customer interaction as a senior enterprise architect. Bill has been involved with Open Source Software (OSS) for over twelve years, and is an IEEE Distinguished Visitor on the subject of OSS."
What have YOU done for OSS? You OSS zealots (particularly twitter) are doing more harm than good.
Re:Job prospect (Score:3, Informative)
Hilf crossed over the line. You just don't work for Microsoft and be any friend to OSS anymore. It's called being mutually exclusive.
LoB
Re:Not entirely true (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Liberate yourself, now. (Score:3, Informative)
No, that's because you make yourself an easy target. Posting long-winded rants using slang like "M$" and "Windoze" is a good way to do it. Grow up already.
Re:Accomplishments? (Score:3, Informative)
Ok, i'll bite.
Microsoft license calls the GPL "viral":
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-268889.html [com.com]
Open source an intellectual property destroyer:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257001.html [com.com]
Ballmer calls GPL a "cancer"
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,209
Ballmer saying Linux infringes MS IP
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/17
Search for the rest yourself, coward.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c2coff=1&q=mic