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Microsoft Launches Its Own Open Source Foundation

Posted by timothy on from the said-the-spider-to-the-fly dept.

darthcamaro writes "Microsoft already had its own open source (OSI-approved) licenses, its own open source project hosting site and now it's adding its own non-profit open source foundation. That's right, the company that is still banging the patent drum against open source now has its own 501(c)(6) open source foundation. Officially called the CodePlex Foundation, it's a separate effort from the CodePlex site and is aimed at helping to get more commercial developers involved in open source. Considering how they continue to attack Linux and open source, will anyone take them seriously?"

3 of 344 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Wait a sec... by ArsonSmith · · Score: 1, Troll

    Off topic, but yes we are and have been for several months now.

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  2. Short Answer: by MonsterTrimble · · Score: 1, Troll

    No.

    It's like Hitler funding a synagogue - you KNOW there's an alterior motive.

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  3. Re:Jealousy by Desler · · Score: 0, Troll

    I wasn't arguing against Microsoft doing this. I was laughing at the claims that the Linux world is full of innovation while Microsoft doesn't innovate anything. This ignoring the fact that Linux is a Unix clone and the vast majority of the Linux userland is clones of proprietary apps and clones of other apps.