Microsoft's New Core OS Team Learning from Linux

sokk writes "Seems like Microsoft is paying attention to the Linux way of doing things. According to itworld.com, a new central engineering division will work on the core of Windows: "The Windows Core Operating System Division (COSD), within the company's Platforms Group, will be responsible for the core OS platform, including development, program management and testing, Microsoft said in a statement sent via e-mail.". A little further down the page analyst Rob Enderle: "They have been studying Linux extensively. Part of their study has been on how Linux has been able to maintain a high level of consistency in the kernel while groups around it maintain maximum flexibility,". "

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[Micah]

There is a reason for the "use em or lose em" policy. If you've read the moderator guidelines (or FAQ?), you'll notice it is because they don't want someone to sit on mod points until something comes up that they specifically want to mode up; i.e. for political reasons or whatever. I think it makes sense.

Now, if I could just send a flame note to the moderator that modded my last post in this thread offtopic. :) It was no more off-topic than its parent, and this discussion is worth having once in a while.