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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Of course they're learning from Linux

[Anonymous Coward]

The best way to improve is to study mistakes.

Re:Of course they're learning from Linux

[Anonymous Coward]

Sir Haxalot was tired after another long day of karmawhoring at slashdot. "Hacky," his mother called, "time for dinner!" Sir Haxalot came upstairs from the basement where the bright lights of the kitchen temporarily blinded him. "Mommy, it's too bright in here!" he complained. His mother smiled "Come here, Hacky. Let mommy make you feel better."

He followed her voice but kept his eyes tightly shut. He felt a hand massage his crotch.. "MMmm... mommy, you know I like that..." "Yes dear, mommy knows.." The hand undid his zipper and pulled his turgid member forthwith.

A warm mouth gently licked the head of his penis. It didn't take long. Only moments later a jet of hot wad shot into the mouth.. "Did you like that?" his mother asked from behind him.. "Wha..?!" he asked, suprised. Opening his eyes he saw his daddy eagerly swallowing every drop of his cum.

"DADDY!! You came back!" cried Sir Haxalot. "Hello son," his father replied, "I had a lot of thinking to do and this was the best way I could think of to apologize for leaving you after that intense round of sodomy 3 years ago."

"That's OK, daddy. I know you had problems keeping your job as the school janitor. I don't believe anything the other kids said about you touching their pee-pees and putting your pee-pee in their bums."

His father lost his smile "Son.. that's what we have to talk about.. it's true. For 17 years as a school janitor I was a filthy sodomite. I'd take little 12 year old 'pee-pees' in my mouth and get them hard. Once the lad was past the point of caring, I'd get him to stick it in my bum. Then I'd have my way with them. It was a good 17 year stretch but now, with these new damn laws, I'll have to keep my penchant for anal excursions strictly here at home. 'Home is where the Hard is' you know."

After dinner the Haxalots were frolicking naked on the floor, standard after-dinner play for them. "Daddy.. remember that time you spanked me and a finger accidently went up my bum?" "Yes, son.. and actually it wasn't a mistake. I was staking my claim." replied Hacky's father. "Well.. I was hoping you'd do it again, but this time with your whole hand." Haxalot's mother jumped up "Oh my! He wants to be fisted! I'm so proud of you, son!" she beamed. Haxalot's father applied a generous helping of Crisco shortening to his hand. Sir Haxalot bent over the coffee table which had been the scene of so many anal-rapings by his father.

Haxalot's father gently slid his index finger into Haxalot's bum. "Uh oh.. looks like you didn't prepare.." said the father as he pulled out his finger, smeared with feces. "Here you go," said the father, "here's that teenage moustache you never were able to grow." and with that he wiped the feces across Sir Haxalot's upper lip. "Yay! Now I'm a big boy like the toughies at school!"

(there's more.. just sit tight. It's all coming together..)

Re:Of course they're learning from Linux

[Anonymous Coward]

one chance
one chance
one chance
to fail sleep walking

FIRST SCO POST!

[Anonymous Coward]

omg, haha dude will $CO sue Micro$oft now?!?!? loloolo

High level of consistency?

[burgburgburg]

Microsoft doesn't need to study anybody to maintain a high level of consistency as regards the kernel. It is consistently bloated and buggy. It's first thing on the requirements doc and they keep up the effort every single day.

Re:Ms

[Anonymous Coward]

Ms has taken good UI from Apple, Linux has taken good UI design from Apple. Apple has taken UI design from Xerox.

Re:More Power To Them

[Anonymous Coward]

Are you talking about the Apple that had to use an open source kernel, because they couldn't code one themselves?

Linux works well because it's Open Sores?

[g_bit]

That's funny. I thought that's what made it a virus.

Besides, Microsoft's Core OS team has more people working on their kernel than any single version of the Linux kernel has.

The irony...

[Tigerwolf]

The irony of this development is that M$ is doing internally essentially what Judge Jackson proposed: split the OS out from the rest of the company. Now after fighting that idea tooth and nail, M$ is 'innovating' this wonderous idea into their operation. Hypocrites.

Re:More Power To Them

[Anonymous Coward]

Linux copied stuff from Windows? Well, my start button in icewm is an example, very Win95ish.
But, How about some of the various FVWM setups? I have a bunch at my linux files page and some of them have a windows -like start button, and some don't. I run these .fvwm2rc's on Debian, Redhat, SuSE, Mandrake, and Slackware. Only thing these OS's don't have is a BSOD. Very neat way of taking you to a place where you need to restart the machine, rather than leave a mess when an application crashes, and you can't seem to find a process number to kill. Glad to hear that Microsoft is looking at Linux's way of doing things. Shows that Bill Gates is a reasonable man, and able to change things if circumstances warrent. Unlike a lot of managers/bosses, that will go to hell in a handbasket rather than admit they are wrong. I spend money on Microsoft products (XP), and make the most of what they have to offer. Lots of productivity possible using XP, I'll have to admit.

Re:Ms

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