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Halloween VII

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sequels-galore dept.

mjh writes "ESR has reviewed the latest Microsoft leaked Linux strategy document. A very interesting read. Summary: OSS is winning some battles, but Microsoft is poised to bring out bigger and nastier guns." To the extent that people read it and gain some insight into what Microsoft is actually thinking about Linux and Open Source Software, it's useful. To the extent that anyone draws a conclusion from this document like "we've got Microsoft on the run", that's just idiotic.

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  1. Re:its bogus by tomknight · · Score: 5, Informative
    Read http://opensource.org/halloween/faq.php for a little info on this. Yes, it may be a fake, but it may not. Read it?

    Tom.

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  2. Re:Looking for proof. by KoolDude · · Score: 5, Informative


    Here is a Web Archive link to the MS document that *somewhat* validates the first set of Halloween documents, obtained from the Haloween FAQ.

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  3. Uh, no. by dmaxwell · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ed Muth admitted that "No. These documents do not represent an official Microsoft position or road map. They are technical analyses written by a staff engineer that represent the thoughts of one individual at one point in time. They were intended to encourage an informed internal discussion of issues by marketing and engineering middle managers." Of course they tried to make it sound as though it didn't really mean anything.

    They have since pulled the press release from their site but Microsoft did admit it was authentic document. I've read it myself from the horse's mouth on Microsoft's site.

    Here is the Wayback Machine's archive:

    http://web.archive.org/web/19990117031504/http:/ /w ww.microsoft.com/ntserver/highlights/editorletter. asp

    Is this proof enough?