PHP, Windows: Not an Oxymoron?
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| Most PHP developers use a Windows desktop to develop their code, but then
| turn to Linux when it comes time to deploy their apps. It's a situation
| that Microsoft is hoping to change.
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| [...]
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| Though Microsoft is a sponsor of the php|works conference, Stagner noted
| for the record that Microsoft did not pay for him to speak and he wasn't
| lost and knows that the conference isn't TechED.
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http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3632136
This seems like a filthy trend. Microsoft sponsors Open Source conferences in
hope of poisoning the minds of attendants and suck up to the rival. It is a
case of smiling at a crocodile.
Recent example:
LinuxChix Brazil Meeting - Webcast, teachers and sponsors
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| LinuxChix Brazil Meeting - Webcast, teachers and sponsors
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| [...]
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| To make all this possible, we this year have the support of several
| companies and people, and two major sponsors: Caixa Economica Federal and
| Microsoft. The Caixa, as a Brazil federal institution, has always been
| involved in supporting development projects. And to go ahead with its
| "let's talk" movement, Microsoft supports the Meeting, as well will also
| be open to talk about their recent actions to cooperate and interoperate
| with Open Source community. We invite all attendees to debate with the
| representants their ideas and give suggestions.
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http://www.linuxchix.org.br/?q=node/72
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