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The Microsoft secret and open source
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| Not just here. Today, for instance, our sister publication in the UK has a
| piece by Mark Taylor of SiriusIT, calling Microsoft’s very definition of open
| source a straw man.
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| Microsoft representatives generally try to establish a world view
| sympathetic to their own by talking as if the accepted distinction in the
| open-source arena is between commercial and non-commercial. That
| definition is inaccurate and its intent is to damage.
|
| The true distinction is between proprietary and non-proprietary. The
| false distinction between commercial and non-commercial is designed to
| imply that only proprietary software is acceptable commercially — that
| is, companies should keep buying the proprietary stuff and leave the
| non-proprietary to hobbyists.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=3210
What vendors really mean by 'open source'
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| When you say 'open source', you may be clear about what you mean. However,
| others are twisting the term for their own ends, says open-source expert Mark
| Taylor.
|
| Like me, you've probably read articles on how free software, or open source,
| is going to thrive in 2009, and how businesses everywhere are going to
| survive the recession by migrating to it.
|
| Perhaps you agree with those views; perhaps you don't. However, what I find
| most interesting is what people mean by the words 'open source' and, to be
| even more specific, what business model they have in mind.
|
| We often assume others mean the same thing as we do in the words they use,
| but the truth is more nuanced than that. The real meaning behind the words is
| worth examining, especially when someone is trying to sell you something.
|
| Firstly, let's take a brief look at some of the terminology used in this
| debate.
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http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/comment/0,1000002985,39578370,00.htm
Recent:
Microsoft not really following open-source model--IBM exec
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| Microsoft has been wanting to get cozy lately with open source developers but
| a top IBM executive warns that the world's largest software maker is not
| ready to give up full control yet.
|
| Michael O'Rourke, Asia Pacific vice president for IBM Rational, believes that
| while Microsoft said it would open up APIs (application programming
| interfaces) of its core products such as Windows and Microsoft Office, the
| company isn't really "open sourcing" its software.
|
| [...]
|
| "Microsoft is not exactly telling developers that they own the platform," he
| said. Microsoft of late has been touting its conciliatory stance with the
| open-source community.
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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080819-155625/Microsoft-not-really-following-open-source-model--IBM-exec
http://tinyurl.com/6rut8z
Open source shouldn't just be a marketing exercise
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| A few years back, open source was the new fad and emerging "cool" technology
| to be a part of, and several major tech vendors made it a point to be
| perceived as avid participants of this growing trend.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/blog/btw/0,39056810,63000490,00.htm
Related:
Using open source as a marketing ploy
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| This is typical trend riding fluff. If you go the Aras website you
| read about "Microsoft Enterprise Open Source Solutions", which is
| comical in and of itself.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/01/more_open_sourc.html
A New Evangelist for Microsoft
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| When I first heard about this? let's call it "rumor," I have to admit
| that I was rather shocked at the very prospect of Microsoft wanting
| to bring on an "open source" evangelist into their ranks.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2432&Itemid=449
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