“Q: Will a combined Microsoft-Yahoo deal impact on the
open source world?“Mark Shuttleworth: It will be very interesting
for Microsoft, if the deal goes through. They will have 20,000
people (at Yahoo) who are firm free software advocates reporting to
Steve Ballmer.“That is going to change Microsoft culture in a healthy way.
Talking to Microsoft employees I get the sense they realise they
can’t transform that company into a Windows-based company without
killing it…”
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.
