John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:33:49 +0100, Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> "i ?m suggesting that Microsoft should have the Windows license
>>> resemble something like OSDL, but not open to the general public -
>>> just to the members of the MSDN."
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Actually not a bad idea, but have you seen Microsoft make any good
>>> decisions lately ? They'll never do it.
>>>
>>
>>How is that "not a bad idea"? It's just saying that we want to be in
>>the proprietary club, but still play the high-priests of technology, and
>>keep the masses out. It's a daft idea, which so miscomprehends
>>Microsoft's business model it's untrue (they will not be giving up their
>>lock-in so readily!) whilst, at the same time, misapprehending open
>>source, too!
> What I meant was that it was "maybe" a good idea for Microsoft's
> customers and maybe even for Microsoft. But metioning Open Source
> in relation to Vista is like throwing holy water on a vampire.
>
I'm not sure that I can see how MS's customers would benefit from this,
but the image of drizzling GPLed code onto Vista and watching it vanish
in a puff of smoke is, in its way, quite stirring!
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