this is an srticle that explains more of the above, why MS was 'forced' to release the code as OSS...
can MS be trusted? <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/23/microsoft_hyperv_gpl_violation/> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Eric Yeoh<[email protected]> wrote: > > To those who are not familiar with FOSS and think that the computing > world == MS, having MS playing nice with FOSS in my opinion only makes > FOSS more visible. > > As the saying goes, you can never get too much publicity. > > Eric > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Ditesh Kumar<[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Eric Yeoh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I guess the whole hoo-hah was due to the fact that MS finally decides >>> to contribute something for the GNU/Linux ecosystem rather than just >>> flinging FUD at it. >> >> i believe they did not have much choice in the matter - they were forced to >> open it up thanks to the GPL. >> what we have been seen in the last few weeks is spin doctoring, which >> malaysian media has been eating up without question. foreign media isnt that >> kind :) >> ditesh >> > >> > > > > -- #------- regds, Boh Heong, Yap --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
