[ale] (Slashdot) Microsoft Opens Source to China

[Jerry Z. Yu]

	To me, it has more to do with chinese government's push to use 
open-source software (like M$ lost their bid for Beijing city government 
software contract last year). To me, it is a natural response to brave 
customer whose dares to stand up to the abuse and say 'show me or else'...

If each and every M$ customer can stand up for himself/herself, things 
would not become this badly entrenched at 1st place ... that has become 
easier thanks to the steady progress of the open-source software.

 On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Ricardo Davis wrote:
#
#Of course, Bill and the gang wouldn't be able to do this unless our 
#friends in the federal executive branch had "greased the skids" for 
#their friends in Red China.
#
#Just another glaring example of how PRC money has opened up access in 
#Washington, DC.  From George H.W. Bush, to Clinton, to G.W. Bush, our 
#government has been rolling out the red carpet for China -- to our 
#detriment.
#
#
#-Ricardo
#
#>My summary of the article:
#>Revealing Microsoft's source code could be detrimental to US security
#>interests, so they won't reveal it to the US Gov't.  But, they will
#>reveal it to CHINA, one of our primary rivals.  Gee, that's a brilliant
#>move.
#>
#>Jonathan
#>
#>
#>
#>Posted by michael on Friday February 28, @02:15PM
#>from the not-part-of-the-axis-of-evil dept.
#>angst7 writes "ZDNet is reporting that Microsoft has signed an agreement
#>which would allow the Chinese government access to Windows source code.
#>This is part of an effort to curb the shift toward Linux in China due to
#>that country's concerns regarding the security of closed source
#>software." Reader NZheretic points out that less than a year ago, Jim
#>Allchin swore under oath that disclosing the Windows operating system
#>source code could damage national security.
#>
#>http://slashdot.org/
#>
#>http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-990526.html
#>
#>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,5264,00.asp
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