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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.

2 of 261 comments (clear)

  1. OT - Typical Microsoft web design by Ant+P. · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The site displays a huge black rectangle over half the content if you don't allow it to use Shockwave Flash.

  2. hypocrisy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It seems this site's approach on Microsoft, is to twist anything it does to link it to evilness. I mean come on. First Windows wasn't secure enough. So Vista has more security. Then Slashdotters bitch about it having TOO much. One of the most common bitches here is that MS is closed and proprietary. Now they are entering a product into OSS and now Slashdotters bitch about that.
    Here, have some cake - you can eat it too!!!