Microsoft Rep To Keynote Unix Conference

Posted by Zonk on Thursday October 13, 2005 @12:31PM from the talking-things-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to ZDNET Microsoft is going to be keynoting the Australian Unix and Open Systems Users Group conference. From the article: '"Don't be put off by Chris' Microsoft badge -- he is actually a long time Unix hacker," the user group said today in a statement updating users on presentations at the conference ... Green, Microsoft's local Unix Interoperability and High Performance Computing specialist, will update the conference on his company's "Unix and open source-related activities, including their efforts to provide a POSIX environment in Windows, and to integrate Windows and Unix systems."'"

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In othe news, by Hershmire · 2005-10-13 13:02 · Score: 5, Funny

we were never at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eurasia.

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Re:doesn't matter what he DID before, he works for by ebuck · 2005-10-13 13:14 · Score: 5, Funny

Quotes the parent poster, "Why on earth would anybody let an MSFT badge keynote a *nix conference is beyond me..."

I imagine it's the Krusty the Klown defense on why one must sell out:

Sobs for a few breaths then exclaims in anguish, "They parked a dumptruck full of cash on my front yard! What else could I do!?!?!?" More emphatic sobbing.