OSDL Skeptical Of Joint Study with Microsoft

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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Get The RIGHT Facts

[jkrise]

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.