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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. Use both by froggero1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I don't get it though. Why bother comparing the two? Use what works best for the job. I don't think that anyone should be using only one operating system all the time anyways.

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    1. Re:Use both by Knome_fan · · Score: 3, Informative

      Ehm, the purpose of these studies is, or at least should be, to find out which one "works best for the job", so I fail to really see your point.

  2. The real scare in this - and Microsoft's plight by tod_miller · · Score: 3, Informative

    Microsoft are pushing Software patents into Europe, the legal homeplace of Linux (I assume Linus keeps his legal entity there?).

    The most telling point in Microsofts tactics

    So blatant: look at this quite from that page, in H1 FFS:

    Indemnification Becomes Open Source's Nightmare and Microsoft's Blessing

    There is a linked PDF, also google brings up

    Which is telling as well

    Who funded SCO?

    Microsoft

    Who is pushing Patents in the eu?

    Microsoft

    Who is trying to get a litigation storm to damage and or destroy linux?

    Microsoft

    Who should probably get some more exposure about their bad activities?

    Microsoft

    But they don't, this kinda of cross-reporting (cause and effect) isn't done in mainstream media.

    Everyone will say Linux is getting sued, noone seems to say Microsoft is behind this financially, and patents politically.

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  3. Get The RIGHT Facts by jkrise · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think the OSDL should politely decline the invite to spend... er waste good money on stupid research and launch a counter capmaign "Get the Right Facts" or some such.

    Facts:
    1. Microsoft is a convicted monopolist - Fact.
    2. Microsoft has written software and spent billions - specifically to crush competition and reduce the user experience - FACT.
    3. Microsoft fudged a demo during trial - under OATH - Fact.
    etc.... instead of simply declining and being labelled a coward.

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