[ale] OT - Microsoft goes Open Source

[Joe Knapka]

"Keith R. Watson" <keith.watson at gtri.gatech.edu> writes:

> Hi all,
> 
> Another sysadmin sent me this and I thought the list might like to
> know about it considering Microsoft's previous stand on the subject of
> open source.
> 
> http://news.com.com/2100-7344-5185549.html

[snip]

> . CNET's News.com: Microsoft Airs Tools' Source Code Online
> 
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/wix/
> http://wix.sourceforge.net/
> 
>     this redirects to
> 
> http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/category/4625.aspx
> 
> 
> in shock,
> keith

My first thought was, "This is a trick. Have they found a way to
"embrace and extend" the open source development model?" But
that was a very interesting blog entry. The guy seems sincere.

I'm not sure Microsoft is capable of producing anything that
doesn't suck though, open-source or no.

-- Joe

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