SFLC's Kuhn remains skeptical of Ramji's remarks
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| The number of lines of code Microsoft has given back to the
| community is tiny compared to other software companies of
| the same size, he said. "Microsoft has made tiny
| contributions under BSD-style licenses and is making big
| noise about giving code back. They are making a mountain
| out of a molehill. Sam's job is to put a clean face on
| Microsoft's involvement with free and open-source software,
| and to make the community feel that they are giving back."
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| Kuhn's biggest point of contention is that Microsoft is
| still refusing to participate with the General Public
| License (GPL), the most widely used open-source
| license. "They basically have the opposite position of
| every other company involved with open-source software," he
| noted.
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| Kuhn also dismissed Microsoft's work with the Samba project
| as being nothing more than a consequence of court-ordered
| mandates.
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http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=33134
Recent:
Microsoft not really following open-source model--IBM exec
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080819-155625/Microsoft-not-really-following-open-source-model--IBM-exec
http://tinyurl.com/6rut8z
Old:
Using open source as a marketing ploy
http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/01/more_open_sourc.html
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