Microsoft Attempts to Quash OSS Recommendations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday September 1, 2006 @03:01AM from the can't-quash-what's-already-open dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Inside Higher Ed has a story detailing Microsoft's attempt to alter a report created by the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. Gerri Elliott, corporate vice president at Microsoft's Worldwide Public Sector division, complained about recommendations in the report to look into 'open source' and 'open content' at higher education institutions across the country. Elliott, who is on the voting committee, waited until the last minute and tried to have the report changed after a public vote. Although she does have a point that 'open source' is a development model, it still has collaboration at its heart. Can Microsoft argue against 'open' and win?"

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And... by GillBates0 · 2006-09-01 03:14 · Score: 4, Funny

...out flies a chair out of the open Window.

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Re:[OT] Google unreachable?? by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-01 03:19 · Score: 5, Funny

Its fine. And your retarted.
It's fine. And you're retarded.

There. All better.
Re:MS up to its dirty tricks again. by soft_guy · 2006-09-01 03:43 · Score: 3, Funny

Frankly, I'm surprised she didn't object to 'open learning', too.

Or just "learning"...

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