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Microsoft vs. Ximian

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the blatant-Linux-advocacy-in-the-mainstream-press dept.

Kappelmeister writes "The open source movement gets some great mainstream press today as the Washington Post reports tht Ximian's Volunteer 'Army' Fights Microsoft on Open-Source Code. It mentions Linux progress in the server market, Shared Source, and how both sides are courting Mexican President Vincente Fox for use in his 'eMexico' initiative to get 98 percent of the population online. Best of all, though, it tells a lot of people that there is a decent alternative to Microsoft software."

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  1. Yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    One character. Hmmm. Gee, might this be a troll?

  2. this is a joke right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Migual cannot manage the direction of gnome propely. With all the conflicts internally how is he the great savior of the open source community. That is a big mistake.
    While people laud him, microsoft is stealing gnome's crappy code and putting it into Microsoft products