[cumbria_lug] Microsoft open source?

[Steve Turner]

At 23:46 06/04/2004, you wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Saunders [mailto:mike at aster.fsnet.co.uk]
> >
> > Makes me suspicious of what their *real* motivations are.
>
>Nothing. They're just testing the water with a trivial app -- trying to find
>out how the community and media will react. It's not the start of anything
>big, nor is it Microsoft "playing friendly" with the open source community.
>
>Microsoft hates open source. The monopolistic giant is (indirectly) funding
>a small company to severely damage Linux, the GPL and open source in every
>way possible, and continues to spread lies and deception. Chucking a small
>tool onto SourceForge doesn't fix that :-)
>
>M
>
>--
>
>I think Mike is a bit harsh. Microsoft is a huge corporation and I'm sure
>that many individuals and departments within it understand and appreciate
>what open source is about. Much the same used to be said about Microsoft's
>work with standards boards but times have changed and a fair proportion of
>Microsoft's standards work is done in good faith now.
>
>Roger

Leopards can't change their spots.  And this is a *big* Leopard.I think 
it's just a sugar pill to help you take the bad medicine.

I could just be being too cynical though.


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Steve