__/ [ Stephen Fairchild ] on Tuesday 19 September 2006 23:40 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> | Robbins left Microsoft in January 2006, citing that he could not fully
>> | use his technical expertise while working for the software company.
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> Wasn't that the whole point. Get the FOSS leading lights and put them in a
> dark corner where they can do as little damage to the monopoly as possible.
>
> He has seen M$ source code now so I guess he is tainted, and they say the
> GPL is viral.
Could this relate to their open hand to XenSource and Mozilla? For all I
know, these companies now concentrate on Windows rather than fix bugs for
"those other platforms". It's just a premature accusation, I must stress...
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