Microsoft director out to 'debunk mythology around open source'
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| "The Free Software movement is dead. Linux doesn't exist in 2007. Even
| Linus has got a job today." Controversial statements from the head
| of Microsoft's Linux Labs, Bill Hilf.
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| Hilf accused his former employers, IBM, of starting a standards war
| simply because they wanted a part of the Office market. People do
| not want ODF (Open Document Format), but they want a way to control
| the information they create, he claimed.
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/090507_Database/09May2007_data05.php
It's filth like this that shows you Microsoft hates standards, Free software,
and Linux. Absolutely appalling.
Related:
"Microsoft seems to have hijacked Linux Asia"
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| Was the general feel amongst the attendees at Linux Asia 2007;
| MS however, just wanted to say ''let us walk hand-in-hand''
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http://www.ciol.com/content/developer/Linux/2007/107020104.asp
Microsoft markets well (Is Aras an OSS marketing ploy?)
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| Riddle me this: how does a small company that is an all MS
| development shop, with a press release or news piece every 2-3
| months get that kind of PR? My guess is that the Microsoft
| machine kicked in--portraying Microsoft (and Microsoft
| technologies) as legitimate open source community members.
| The whole thing is a sham, but great marketing.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/01/microsoft_marke_1.html
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