2009/7/24 ishan chhabra <[email protected]> > The idea is that companies will be able to more easily virtualize a Linux >> computer on top of Windows. >> full story at http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/174129.asp >> >> > Although one can clearly see that Microsoft saw obvious profit in doing > this and it was no community service, still its nice to see microsoft > cooperate with the open source community. It has surely started realizing > that working with the community is the way forward in the future.
Think Again < http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/07/23/1327205/Microsofts-Code-Contribution-Due-To-GPL-Violation> : "* it turns out they had an ulterior motive. According to Stephen Hemminger, an engineer with Vyatta, Microsoft's Hyper-V used open-source components in a network driver and the company released the code to avoid legal action over a GPL violation<http://www.osnews.com/story/21882/Microsoft_s_Linux_Kernel_Code_Drop_Result_of_GPL_Violation>. Microsoft's decision to embrace the GPL was welcomed by many in the open source community, but their failure to honestly explain the reason behind the release<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/23/microsoft_hyperv_gpl_violation/>will have squandered this opportunity to build trust, something which is sadly lacking in most people's dealings with Microsoft."* -- Regards, Debayan Banerjee Support Free Software http://deeproot.in --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Do you have another question? Click here - http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug/post l...@iitd community mailing list -- http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
