Open Source-happy Microsoft Joins Eclipse Foundation (networkworld.com)

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 8, 2016 @07:32AM from the Good-news dept.

alphadogg writes to note that just a day after announcing it would be bringing SQL Server to Linux, "Microsoft has announced that it is joining the Eclipse Foundation, an open source community for developers launched more than 10 years ago." Microsoft, which notes that it has worked with the Eclipse Foundation for years "to improve the Java experience across our portfolio of application platform and development services," made the announcement to attendees at EclipseCon, going on in Reston, Va., this week.

2 of 131 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:Will they help make Eclipse fast enough to use? by Hognoxious · 2016-03-08 07:46 · Score: 4, Funny

Q: Why didn't they say something during the probationary period?
A: The were still waiting for it to open!

--
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Re: There's an old Microsoft slogan about this by Anonymous Coward · 2016-03-08 11:06 · Score: 2, Funny

They could hire Poettering and kill your product from within.