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Is Microsoft's Anti-Piracy Campaign Good for Open Source?
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| Luckily, Microsoft's behavior is also
| pushing more and more companies to adopt
| other open source software. Before years,
| Linux and free software were worthy only
| to open source fanatics and geeky IT
| managers, but now they become more than a
| valid option in contrast with expensive
| software licensing and intellectual
| property illegalities.
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http://jordanopensource.org/blog/microsofts-anti-piracy-campaign-good-open-source
Six Lessons Learned from Launching â and Closing â a Community
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| Lesson 1: No need to restrict membership
| in the community. Many foundations might
| initially decide to limit membership to
| certain designated experts or focus
| attention on those experts. Iâve certainly
| heard those conversations among foundation
| executives. (How can we be comfortable
| handing off grant decisions to people who
| are not qualified experts?) ON had no such
| concerns. At its peak, the community had
| more than 19,000 registered members. They
| ranged from stay-at-home moms to
| entrepreneurs to renowned experts to
| potential grantees. With the self-
| moderation tools baked into the platform,
| the community policed itself. Kriese says
| some of the most passionate contributors
| came from among the people who were not
| professionals in the field. He also says
| many of those people were motivated by the
| chance to work side-by-side with the big-
| name experts.
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http://larryblumenthal.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/six-lessons-learned-from-launching-and-closing-a-community/#more-314
"It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy
than when there's not."
--Bill Gates
Recent:
Microsoft: âPiracy no longer poses a threat to usâ
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| To be totally honest, anytime you use any OS
| of any kind you open yourself up to viruses
| and trojans, especially with Microsoftâs
| Operating Systems.
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| As this article is published, Microsoft has
| unfortunately not answered to our repeated
| email requests for a statement on this issue.
| In the news business thatâs called a solid âno
| comment.â
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http://freakbits.com/microsoft-piracy-no-longer-poses-a-threat-to-us-1202
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