On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:52:50 +0800, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Microsoft has already bought an open-source company: ActiveState. > > So far as I can see, this has not interfered with ActiveState's > participation in the Perl community. > > I think the whole "devil behind their backs.." thing is overly > melodramatic. Hi Orly, Pardon the phrase's being "overly melodramatic", but that's how I see it. And I don't mean to be antiphatic towards those who are able to enjoy the best of both worlds. Hats off to them. It's just that when I hear the word "Microsoft", I easily associate it to Bill Gates who has been very vocal against free software and open source since Day 1. My two cents. Dong -- Dong Benavente Calmada National Coordinator PEACE Foundation, Inc. M: +630918-9377038 My Work: peace.net.ph My ICT Advocacy: linux.org.ph, bukas.kom.ph, activism102.wordpress.com GPG Key: 0x1B42EEA6 Linux Registered User #317296 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
