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:Computerworld New Zealand: Microsoft: We've Been Into Open Source for Years
Computerworld New Zealand: Microsoft: We've Been Into Open Source for Years
Mar 16, 2006, 16 :45 UTC (13 Talkback[s]) (9383 reads)

(Other stories by Stephen Bell)

"After listening to Microsoft's Bill Hilf, one delegate at the recent government IT managers' forum, Govis, was heard to say, 'You'd almost believe Microsoft was the leading supporter of open source software.'

"Hilf is director of Microsoft’s platform strategy applications group, the technical team that works with Linux and other open source initiatives. 'We've been in open source software for years,' he said, over an audio-conference link aided by slides..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
This is something else.  I'll be was ...   I'll be washing this thing for weeks Brian!   
mark rais
Mar 16, 2006, 17:21:19
 
I believe that it was Mark Twain who sai ...   A classic line   
Jonathan M. Prigot
Mar 16, 2006, 18:18:23
 
Sorry in advance for mangling one of the ...   Obligatory Inigo Montoya Quote:   
Howard Pepper
Mar 16, 2006, 18:21:21
 
One definition of support from webster&# ...   Of course   
acyberpunk
Mar 16, 2006, 18:21:28
 
They've shamelessly sponged off BSD  ...   Yes, M$ has been using OSS for years   
anonymous coward
Mar 16, 2006, 18:26:59
 
> They've shamelessly sponged off BS ...   Re: Yes, M$ has been using OSS for years   
FracturedSingleton
Mar 16, 2006, 19:06:08
 
look at how there into it over to the ri ...   yeah! into spreading FUD about it   
Fred
Mar 16, 2006, 19:28:08
 
I notice that Bill Hilf stands a contine ...   close contact   
Steve Stites
Mar 16, 2006, 20:18:22
 
...just walk up to the average MS user,  ...   Easy enough to prove...   
scott_R
Mar 16, 2006, 20:49:56
 
> Hey look Radio Shack saves millions.   ...   Re: yeah! into spreading FUD about it   
Don Brock
Mar 17, 2006, 12:57:04
 
I try to but for some reason they seem t ...   Re: Re: yeah! into spreading FUD about it   
Rascalson
Mar 17, 2006, 15:00:23
 
> > Hey look Radio Shack saves millions. ...   Re: Re: yeah! into spreading FUD about it   
Headholio
Mar 17, 2006, 15:04:56
 
Maybe he mean't we've been dippi ...   We've been into open source for years   
Don Whitbeck
Mar 18, 2006, 14:26:18
 
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