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:Linux-Watch: Dear Mr. Gates: Save Vista, Open-Source It
Linux-Watch: Dear Mr. Gates: Save Vista, Open-Source It
Apr 13, 2007, 17 :15 UTC (20 Talkback[s]) (10736 reads)
(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for this link. ]

"Although Microsoft may claim otherwise, Vista, from both from a technical and business point of view, is proving to be a failure. Why not turn it over to people who have shown time after time that they can deliver the goods?

"Let's look at the facts, shall we...?"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Open sourcing Vista would be a tar pit. ...   Who wants to work on old code?   
geoff lane
Apr 13, 2007, 17:41:24  
Yup. The old adage about trying to poli ...   Re: Who wants to work on old code?   
Doug Loss
Apr 13, 2007, 18:39:10  
SJVN must be trolling for page hits. Wha ...   Trolling for page hits....   
da
Apr 13, 2007, 19:50:49  
Let the Open Source Community fix Vista ...   Open Source Vista   
SN
Apr 13, 2007, 19:54:17  
"Besides, as I've pointed out before ...   Windows needs a total rewrite   
Steve Stites
Apr 13, 2007, 19:59:15  
Microsoft would never open their code up ...   Never   
Jim
Apr 13, 2007, 20:17:57  
Isn't Ballmer in charge now? ...   Why write to Gates?   
Don Brock
Apr 13, 2007, 21:42:21  
> Microsoft would never open their code ...   Re: Never   
Rob Sixpack
Apr 13, 2007, 23:05:20  
Why would Microsoft want to do this? Th ...   Why?   
jpw
Apr 13, 2007, 23:14:06  
The problem with Vista is that it contai ...   hasta la vista   
michael
Apr 13, 2007, 23:49:28  
That same old Win95 code is still there. ...   Win95 code still in Vista!!   
linux23dragon
Apr 14, 2007, 01:17:10  
Microsoft is not trying to produce a goo ...   Just a comment   
Crow
Apr 14, 2007, 07:33:01  
> SJVN must be trolling for page hits. W ...   Re: Trolling for page hits....   
blackhole
Apr 14, 2007, 10:28:10  
> Isn't Ballmer in charge now?The re ...   Re: Why write to Gates?   
blackhole
Apr 14, 2007, 10:29:18  
SVJN is NOT trolling. He is speaking ton ...   Vista   
John Bujack
Apr 14, 2007, 16:50:59  
> SJVN must be trolling for page hits. W ...   Re: Trolling for page hits....| No, he has a point   
M. Miyojim
Apr 14, 2007, 22:29:47  
While I agree that Vista is a terrible o ...   No on Vista   
Eddie
Apr 15, 2007, 14:42:30  
Looking at Winehq and the ReactOS websit ...   Windows is already OSS   
Frank Russo
Apr 15, 2007, 16:23:15  
Can you imagine if GM would start screwi ...   IT = Only Corrupted Industry   
Philippe B
Apr 15, 2007, 22:32:05  
The assumption here is that Vista still ...   Re: No on Vista==stillborn?   
M. Miyojim
Apr 16, 2007, 03:56:14  
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