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Open Source at Microsoft

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/open-source-at-microsoft.64008/

anandk
anandk Original post #1
Jul 27, 2007 at 6:48 PM
TODAY Microsoft took another step in its relationship with the open source software community. We did this by bringing up a new web property that clearly outlines Microsoft’s position on OSS by providing specific information about Microsoft, the OSS community and the interaction between the two. The new site also details information about getting started with OSS and Microsoft technologies. ...

*www.microsoft.com/opensource/default.mspx
nileshgr
Jul 27, 2007 at 7:01 PM
Can't believe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Microsoft going Open-Source. LOL. Hahahaha. I reallly can't believe. I can't say that it is a fake site coz it is microsoft.com
Zeeshan Quireshi
Jul 27, 2007 at 7:32 PM
The Unknown said:
Can't believe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Microsoft going Open-Source. LOL. Hahahaha. I reallly can't believe. I can't say that it is a fake site coz it is microsoft.com
well if you didn't know , Microsoft already has an open source lab called port25
*port25.technet.com/ :)
praka123
Jul 28, 2007 at 5:35 AM
they do that may be for interoperatability -for the sake of windows.not the other way for sure.
Zeeshan Quireshi
Jul 28, 2007 at 8:41 PM
praka123 said:
they do that may be for interoperatability -for the sake of windows.not the other way for sure.
But still , they are doing it and thats what matters .
cynosure
Jul 28, 2007 at 10:07 PM
praka123 said:
they do that may be for interoperatability -for the sake of windows.not the other way for sure.

Everyone knows that. M$ is like our leaders. They want to benefit even from a dying man.

Like I read on their web page (I know only what I saw on their page and have NOT researched the whole story like people here usually do) that they asked Mozilla for Vista support or thing like that and now FF and other Mozilla brands will support WMA.

There is not even a clue what FF gets.
Yamaraj
Yamaraj #7
Jul 29, 2007 at 4:02 AM
cynosure said:
There is not even a clue what FF gets.
FF gets fatter and buggier with every release. Now you know who to thank for that.