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Microsoft Attempts to Quash OSS Recommendations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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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  1. Hmm by Klaidas · · Score: 0, Troll
    Microsoft Attempts to Quash OSS Recommendations

    No, you mean, really? Wow, that's a surprise.
    (No, I'm not trolling. It's just that... I think you all know what I mean.)
  2. Re:MS up to its dirty tricks again. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    You had me interested until you stated this:
    and install Ubuntu in schools (Hint to Microsoft: It's one f*** of a lot cheaper

    You sound like an absolute idiot when you use profanity. No one with any intelligence will take you seriously when you use language like this.