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IBM Turns to Open Source Development

Posted by Zonk on from the turning-up-in-lots-of-places dept.

mmmbop writes "'Is open source changing the way that software is made? It is at IBM. BetaNews sat down with Doug Heintzman, IBM Software Group's VP of Strategy and Technology, to discuss the adoption of a hybrid development model called Community Source that combines the best elements of the open source model with decades of IBM programming practice - avoiding a top down approach that IBM says could make Microsoft's Longhorn obsolete upon arrival.' A long read, but well worth it."

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  1. Microsoft's Job by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 3, Funny
    a top down approach that IBM says could make Microsoft's Longhorn obsolete upon arrival.

    I thought it was Microsoft's job to ensure obsolescence upon delivery.

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    1. Re:Microsoft's Job by PalmerEldritch42 · · Score: 2, Funny
      I thought it was Microsoft's job to ensure obsolescence upon delivery.

      No, that's Debian's job. Microsoft's job is to give IT workers a job fixing all the problems.

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  2. Re:Caveat Emptor by twitter · · Score: 0, Funny
    Never trust someone who says that Lotus Notes is "highly functional."

    Or "Microsoft Works."

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