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OSDL Skeptical Of Joint Study with Microsoft

Posted by Zonk on from the may-you-live-in-interesting-times dept.

Jac writes "An interview with ZDNet reveals the low opinion Stuart Cohen, chief of Open Source Development Labs(OSDL), has of a recent Microsoft proposal to conduct a joint study on on deploying Microsoft Vs Linux. From the article: 'As far as working with Microsoft on a study, Microsoft could probably find one negative line on Linux in a 100-page research report that it would spend $10 million marketing while ignoring the other 99 pages...' An interesting follow-up to a recent Slashdot article.

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  1. In related news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...Theodore Adorno has second thoughts about a joint paper on race issues with Adolf Hitler. News at 11:00.

  2. No way... by mangus_angus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not from the company that called Google a one hit wonder?! How can you NOT trust them?!

  3. Maybe not... by BrokenHalo · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...the OSDL will have to handle this situation perfectly to avoid exposing an exploitable weakness.

    Or it might be over very quickly. Given MS's performance record at PR meetings, it might be just minutes before the MS test platform bluescreens or is trojaned or infested with spyware or malware.

    End of review, everybody packs their bags and goes home.

  4. As a certain Fark.com Cliche would say... by kinkadius · · Score: 2, Funny

    IT'S A TRAP!

    but seriously this doesn't look good. why would someone talk to a competitor (or a virus that's plaquing the earth, whatever is your fancy) and say that they just want to have a friendly happy analysis?

    Anybody remember the saying "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer?"

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