MS's Hilf Named Windows Server Marketer 98
netbuzz writes "The director of Microsoft's Open Source Lab, Bill Hilf, has added a new duty — general manager of Windows server marketing — to his already established role of shepherding the company's efforts to have open source software peacefully coexist with Microsoft technologies. What the company calls a 'natural evolution' of Hilf's job description may not be considered quite so natural among segments of the open source community that eye every Microsoft move with suspicion if not hostility." Bill Hilf answered Slashdot's questions two years back and sounded quite friendly to OSS; yet at other times he has come off like a hardcore Microsoftie.
Windows Server a failure? (Score:2, Interesting)
Just stating a point.
Re:What's with all the fud? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:If at first you don't succeed ... (Score:3, Interesting)
Hilf didn't fill his MS Linux Lab with all kinds of OSS just because he likes Linux and OSS. It was to find their weaknesses and how to spin that into Microsofts strengths. As head of Windows Server marketing, we'll soon see where he feels Microsoft can tell the masses how Windows is better.
Oh, and he never was hired to make Windows interoperate with Linux. He's a Microsoft employee for crying out loud. His job is to sell Windows, protect Window, believe in Windows and not change Windows to allow Linux and OSS to fit on the server anywhere. One Linux server in a Windows shop is deadly to Microsoft and they know this. Hilf was hired to control this. First through education by letting Microsoft employees know what they were fighting against. And secondly, by controlling marketing directly and steering the Microsoft Server marketing people to take advantage of the holes he's learned by running OSS in the MS Linux Lab for the last 3+ years. IMO.
LoB
Re:Embrace, Extetend, Exterminate (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:What's with all the fud? (Score:3, Interesting)
What the fuck does this even mean?