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Microsoft's Olivier Bloch Explains Microsoft Open Source (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the we're-open-source-or-maybe-we're-not-we're-trying-to-figure-it-all-out dept.

Most of us don't think of Microsoft when our thoughts turn to open source. This is probably because the company's main products, Windows and Office, are so far from open that just thinking about them probably violates their user agreement.. But wait! says Olivier Bloch, Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc., we have lots and lots of open source around here. Look at this. And this and this and even this. Lots of open source. Better yet, Olivier works for Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc., not directly for the big bad parent company. Watch the video or read the transcript, and maybe you'll figure out where Microsoft is going with their happy talk about open source. (Alternate Video Link)

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  1. This is it. by i+kan+reed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot articles are now pushing Microsoft products. Everything is backwards from 1997.

  2. Re: At Least Once A Year... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's a translation problem. Olivier thinks FOSS stands for Free of Open Source Software. He only came here to get away from socialism and the burden of free health care.

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