Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ [H]omer on Saturday 10 November 2007 01:21 : \____
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that skydweller spake thusly:
>>> [H]omer wrote:
>>
>>>> Which of Microsoft's "deepest secrets" did Stuart Scott know, or
>>>> was about to discover, that made his departure so necessary?
>>>
>>> Curious. Other things being equal, it would make more sense to keep
>>> someone with such knowledge in the fold lest all be revealed. Maybe
>>> he just took his responsibilities as CIO seriously and implemented a
>>> linux infrastructure?
>
>
> Too late to reverse this...
>
> Breaking: Newsvine Acquired By Microsoft ? What is Microsoft going to do with
> the Linux Hosted site they just bought?
>
> ,----[ Quote
>| The funny thing is, The site is hosted on Debian Linux...
> `----
>
> http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=383
>
I think that any sane open-sourcerer would merely find an alternative
hosting site, whilst proclaiming loudly why they were moving.
>
> Top secret: Microsoft's $6 billion open source play
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| This month's announcement by Microsoft to acquire digital marketing
>| services firm aQuantive has revealed little on how the companies
>| will integrate their IT, but inside information indicates the deal
>| may be Redmond's largest commitment to free software.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| Whether the businesses are complementary or not, Microsoft's integration
>| work will no doubt involve a lot of open source software used by aQuantive.
>|
>| Information available from Atlas' Web site indicates the Internet software
>| company employs extensive use of open source software including Linux,
>| Apache, MySQL, and Solaris.
>|
>| Software engineers at Atlas' Raleigh office do client/server development in
>| C and C++, software maintenance and "scripting", and developing and
>| maintaining custom reporting capabilities.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1616039231;fp;2;fpid;1
>
>
> It's unofficial: Microsoft bets business on Linux
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| What the press statement didn't mention is that Aruba mobility
>| controllers run the Linux operating system which Microsoft has
>| aggressively targeted as being inferior to Windows as part of
>| its "Get the Facts" marketing campaign.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| Pandey's appraisal of Aruba's technology is in stark contrast to
>| Microsoft's "Get the Facts" rhetoric which places Windows as a more secure,
>| and higher-performing choice over Linux.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;754084996;fp;2;fpid;1
>
> Among many more examples I can recall but need searching for.
>
>
>> If you've got a mole on the inside, you get rid of it, you don't keep it
>> hanging around to cause more damage. It's called damage limitations.
>>
>> And naturally a man on the outside has no access to evidence (provided
>> you act swiftly and brutally ... just as in this case), and thus cannot
>> prove anything; it's all unsubstantiated. Microsoft can just label him a
>> "disgruntled employee", and then fire up the shredder. I can imagine the
>> goodbye speech from Sweaty; I'll bet it included the word scapegoat (or
>> that implication anyway), to ensure Scott keeps his mouth shut.
>>
>> Pure speculation of course, but then while Microsoft continues hiding
>> the truth, that's all anyone can do, and it's not like such behaviour is
>> unimaginable - their malicious doctrine is transparently self-evident.
>>
>> I cannot believe that everyone who works for Microsoft are evil bastards
>> like those at the core. It's inevitable that every now and then one of
>> the little monkey's becomes overwhelmed by the sheer malevolence of it
>> all, and cracks.
>
> Yes. That's sums it up. As I said hours after he had been sacked (well, after
> the actual reports), *THIS* is an indication of rotten things inside
> Microsoft. They refuse to disclosure a /reason/ (akin to silencing attempts...
> wonder if they pay him lots of money upon departure to keep his big mouth
> shut...).
>
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