[Wolves] Microsofts sudden release of GPL code

[Antonio Roberts]

> I neither love them or hate them, but I cant stand FUD comments
> regarding MS or MS bashing for bashing's sake If you don't like their
> products or supposed attitude don't use them its really simple.

I think it's their sudden change of heart that has gotten everyone
suspicious. There are companies that are built around or heavily
support linux and open source and even when one of them shows any
signs of teaming up with MS (e.g. Novell) people get suspicious. So, a
sudden change of heart form MS is a bit unnerving.

I guess time will tell where this goes, but overall I'm still not a
real big fan of MS (though I don't particularly hate them)

2009/7/23 dick_turpin <dick_turpin at archlinux.us>:
> Simon B. wrote:
>> Where do you guys reckon this is heading?
> Pretty much anyone who knows me within the Linux community knows my
> stance regards Microsoft.
>
> I neither love them or hate them, but I cant stand FUD comments
> regarding MS or MS bashing for bashing's sake If you don't like their
> products or supposed attitude don't use them its really simple.
>
> If you have no choice and have to use their products blame the community
> for not having an alternative its not Microsoft's fault.
>
> I think its all a PR stunt as you say or rather 'Hedging their bets' I
> do think they want to clean up their act and of course at the next court
> case they may be able to call Linus Torvalds as a character witness once
> they've built up enough brownie points ;-)
>
> MS are not silly and imv have the right to protect their product, I
> doubt they wish to 'destroy Linux', which is the current scare tactic
> doing the community rounds, they've probably wised up that Linux is not
> going to go away and is now starting to have an impact on their
> business. By submitting stuff, funding the Apache Project and numerous
> other OSS pies they are dipping their toes in I presume they feel this
> will place them in a better position in a few years time when they
> release something that will probably have the community up in arms.
>
> They feel they will be able to look like a proper victim "We cant
> understand it we've given loads to this ungrateful bunch, talk about
> stab you in the back" :-)
>
> Just a thought.
>
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