Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Open Source breaking barriers
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Today, though the two approaches hold on to their principles, they see a need
>| to co-exist. That was the strong message that emerged from this year?s Open
>| Source Week India ? one of the largest open source event held at Bangalore,
>| started by Forum for Open Source Initiative in India (FOSI).
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| Surely, the presence of Microsoft, viewed as the chief proponent of
>| proprietary model, in the event is the sign that times are changing. Sandeep
>| Menon, Country Manager, Novell India, points to the collaboration his company
>| has got with Microsoft that allows Windows and Suse Linux to become
>| interoperable with Windows platform, particularly in enterprise segment. ?A
>| few years ago, any suggestion to this effect would have been laughed off,?
>| said Sandeep.
> `----
>
> http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb132008/cyberspace2008021251906.asp
>
The article is not quite right. They do not "see a need to co-exist",
rather, Microsoft see a need to limit the expansion of foss as far as
possible, and making such claims is one method of achieving this.
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