6 Aug
2008
6 Aug
'08
12:04 a.m.
For a decade, Microsoft was open source's worst enemy, combating it at every turn. But last week Microsoft joined the Apache open source project as a platinum sponsor, promising to put $100,000 per year into a project that beats its own IIS (Internet Information Services) in the market. Microsoft also made some of their patents available for use in GPL software like Linux without a royalty.
Has Redmond given up the fight? Or is this just their latest strategy?
Read full story at http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3762786/Bruce+Perens:+Micr...
Regards Praveen
--
പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്
<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)
Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now!
http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign