MS's Hilf Named Windows Server Marketer

netbuzz writes "The director of Microsoft's Open Source Lab, Bill Hilf, has added a new duty — general manager of Windows server marketing — to his already established role of shepherding the company's efforts to have open source software peacefully coexist with Microsoft technologies. What the company calls a 'natural evolution' of Hilf's job description may not be considered quite so natural among segments of the open source community that eye every Microsoft move with suspicion if not hostility." Bill Hilf answered Slashdot's questions two years back and sounded quite friendly to OSS; yet at other times he has come off like a hardcore Microsoftie.

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[Doc Ruby]

Maybe his exact title wasn't exactly "Chief Security Officer", but that was his job. And it might have been early 2005, for that matter. It was 2-3 years ago, and he didn't impress me to remember much about him except that he was a total lightweight in a job that demanded a heavyweight. Everything I said is true. I really don't care whether you believe me.