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Re: [News] The Secret Plan Behind Microsoft's Open Source Embrace-to-Destroy Strategy

  • Subject: Re: [News] The Secret Plan Behind Microsoft's Open Source Embrace-to-Destroy Strategy
  • From: flyer <flyer@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:20:06 -0700
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: The Los Angeles Free-Net
  • References: <2892030.eNKTZjCI2k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • User-agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/2.70.2067
  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:547339
In article <2892030.eNKTZjCI2k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> Microsoft's open-source strategy coming into focus
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | "It has assumed that any direct investment or interaction with OSS (open 
> | source software) would send a false signal to the industry regard its 
> | long-term business strategies, (which is) a heavy focus on intellectual 
> | property investment and control," Driver said.    
> `----
> 
> http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=87947&src=site-marq
> 
> 
> Related:
> 
> Uh Oh. Another Smooth Move from Microsoft: Watch out, Ruby. Watch out OSI.
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Let me please clarify something for you. Most of us do *not* want Microsoft 
> | to participate. I would like to personally barricade Microsoft out, until it 
> | alters its negative, rapacious and hostile behavior toward the GPL and FOSS. 
> | And so should you.   
> | 
> | Speaking for myself, I wouldn't invite them to speak at conferences or take 
> | their money. I know. That's the hard part for some. I wouldn't pretend the 
> | company isn't what it is, because it *is* what it is. This is starting to 
> | feel like Wonderland, where Alice finds that up is down and large is small 
> | and nothing is the same or logical. Think tea party strange.Why would anyone 
> | want Microsoft to participate? Seriously. Why? And no, patent deals with 
> | Novell don't make me like them. I despise them for what they did, and I know  
> | what it means. They intend to coopt Linux, destroy the GPL, and hop on board 
> | to make some money, honey. Oh, and kill it if it doesn't wish to be ridden, 
> | while isolating and rendering pointless and helpless all developers who won't 
> | go along. Why would you hope for that? Seriously. Why?          
> `----
> 
> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070730120109643
> 

Wow. Straight talk.

American companies backed Hitler, yet many refuse to face up to that 
*fact*.

My hope is that many are getting wise to what MS is up to.

All the independent Linux activity just might save us all from a scummy 
Microsoft slanted future.


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