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IBM to Open Projects at SourceForge.net

Posted by Zonk on from the go-big-blue dept.

cfelde writes "On Friday, IBM said it is contributing some 30 open-source projects to SourceForge.net. IBM also said it is expanding its own developerWorks Web site with more resources including training in PHP and other popular technologies." This probably dovetails with IBM's new full on support of the PHP language.

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  1. Amazing by Rei · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's amazing how well IBM has been transforming itself from the universally-recognized Bad Guy(tm) to a geek's best friend ;) Back in the day, IBM was the Evil Empire of the computer world.

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    Don't take a knife to a gunfight, or even a knife to a knife fight. Take a gun to a knife fight.
  2. This is a good move, by robyannetta · · Score: 5, Interesting
    As we learned in The Art of War by Sun Tzu, to win the war, make as many allies as possible.

    IBM learned early on that if you have the Linux community backing a multi-billion dollar corporate entity like themselves, they stand a helluva good chance toppling that Redmond, Washington company they don't like.

    They have my vote.

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    - Just my $0.02, take with a grain of salt, your mileage may vary.
  3. Then again... by Ulric · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Microsoft Contributes To Open Source Site