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Bill Gates Claims OSS Has Poor Interoperability
XeRXeS-TCN writes "In yet another example of Bill Gates seemingly 'not getting it' (or getting it just fine and spreading FUD), he has sent out an email to all MSFT's corporate customers, stating that if they are looking for interoperability, they should not look to Linux or OSS software. What he really means of course, is free alternatives trying to interoperate with Microsoft's non-documented proprietary standards."
Very true. Pretty much any service I need on my network will authenticate via Kerberos, except my Windows workstations. I know it can be done, but not without buying a version of Windows 2000/2003 server and doing some trusted realm stuff with AD.
Microsoft should not speak to loudly about interoperability before starting to share more APIs and providing better support for other peoples formats in their own software. Billy Boy seems to forget that interoperability, like trust, is a two way street. Right now Microsoft expect all others to conform to their specification (without revaling the specification of cause) and to trust them, while providing nothing in return.