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PC Week: Open-source guru to pay call on Microsoft

Jun 18, 1999, 12:47 (1 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Lisa M. Bowman)

"It's like Obi-Wan Kenobi getting an invitation to the Death Star."

"Open-source guru Eric Raymond is heading to Microsoft Corp.'s Redmond, Wash., campus Monday, hoping to convince the software giant to change its proprietary ways."

"Raymond, who's been known to don an Obi-Wan costume during public events, said a Microsoft (MSFT) research and development scientist invited him to give a talk to some R&D folks there. He said he doesn't expect to meet with anyone outside of R&D."

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