ZDNet UK: Microsoft Needs Some Open-Source Fairy Dust
Apr 27, 2004, 01:00 (3 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Andrew Donoghue)
[ Thanks to John
Heidingsfelder for this link. ]
"I thought I had a pretty good handle on the differences between
the open-source community and the traditional proprietary approach
to software development. But watching a Microsoft spokesperson
defend his company and its whole approach to business in front of a
room full of Linux zealots last week helped crystallise the gulf
between the two camps--not just in business strategy but in
fundamental philosophy and political bent.
"First off, Microsoft deserves some credit for actually
attending the panel debate and addressing a pretty tough crowd--the
Redmond gang would be hard pushed to find a less sympathetic
audience than the faithful filling the hallowed halls of Linux Expo
at London's Olympia..."
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