“Microsoft has invited one of its most vocal critics to speak at
its Redmond, Wash. headquarters.”
“On June 21, Open source advocate Eric Raymond will address a
group at Microsoft Research. Raymond is known for publicly
challenging — and sometimes embarrassing — the software giant.
Last fall, he posted the Halloween Document, on his website. This
leaked internal memo from Microsoft detailed the company’s plans
for defeating Linux, the open source clone of Unix that has been
exploding in popularity.”
“Raymond said he will talk about his normal themes of why open
source makes better software and how it can be made into a viable
business model. Raymond said he had no idea what Microsoft is
hoping to get out of the talk. ‘I wish I knew,’ Raymond said.
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