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Microsoft Launches OSS Site, Submits License For Approval

Posted by Zonk on from the working-together-hand-in-hand dept.

prostoalex writes "Microsoft has launched a site dedicated to collaboration between Microsoft and open source community. The site helps developers, IT administrators, and IT buyers find out what Microsoft's product offerings are, and read articles about open source such as 'Open Source Provider Sees Sales Doubling After Moving Solutions to the Windows Platform.'" Relatedly, CNet has the news that the company has submitted its shared-sources license to the OSI for approval.

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  1. Typical knee jerk reaction to anything Microsoft by adolfojp · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Oh come on guys, don't be stupid. The quality of the comments in /. has become similar to the drivel that Digg's posters "contribute".

    Initiatives like Codeplex have been around for a while and I've personally participated in a few .NET open source projects. There is a vast open source community that works with Microsoft technologies. There is no conspiracy. There is no embrace and extinguish. They are being pragmatic about Open Source and promoting it where it fits instead of dogmatically pushing it wherever they can.