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Microsoft's Savvy Open Source Move
willdavid writes to mention Joe Panettieri is reporting that Microsoft is continuing their push for open source software interoperability. In the most recent push Microsoft is partnering with a small Silicon Valley company called SpikeSource to certify open source software on Windows 2008. "Despite growing Linux deployments, Windows Server remains quite popular for running open source applications. SugarCRM, the fast-growing open source application provider, is quick to note that many of its business developments occur on Windows Server. And Microsoft itself has sponsored SugarCRM's conferences, in order to stay in front of open source crowds."
Microsoft will never truly adopt Open Sores because such a move would force them to change their business model. Micro$oft is in the business of selling software, not giving it away, as a Open Sores requires.
Micro$oft will never be able to overcome its capitalist tendancies and truly embrace the Open Sores movement.
From where you sit its probably just you that you're smelling.
liberate their code?
Sound like more politically correct communist propaganda from slashdot's most prolific d-bag.
twitter is a nonsensical cunt and so are his sockpuppets.
mod this cocksucker up to +5 inciteful. let the whole world see the nonsensical bullshit that is open sores propaganda.
wow. that was witty.
This comment and the high moderation it got is what's wrong with slashdot, shills like the parent keep exploiting it to do misguiding advertisements and other shills take the chance to mod them up.
Something must be done to stop this abuse of slashdot's posting system
the issue is that, as usual, Shashdot's zealotry and irrational MS-hatred has to enter into everything.
So while they see no problem with teaming up with the Original Borg, IBM, and allowing them to buy out Linux (oh wait, they use the IBM branded college, IBM branded research facilities, and IBM branded programmers... but it's "independent", so it's not really "purchased", since it's "open source"...), but heaven forbid anyone interpret "it's all about choice" to somehow mean people are free to choose Microsoft.
Most of the serious tech people are pretty tired of Slashdot's repetitive and boring MS-hatred schtick. That's why sites like Digg and Engadget are eating their lunch. It's news for nerds, without the constant bitter and irrational MS hatred.