[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“No longer able to dismiss out of hand the attacks coming from
all directions–or to counterattack with impunity–Microsoft may be
well advised to extend an olive branch to the open-source
community, say some industry analysts.“It is no secret that open-source software is gaining ground on
the server side, on the desktop, and in PDAs and next-generation
phones. Given the vast array of tools and the network of
applications developers at its disposal, said Forrester Research
analyst Ted Schadler, Microsoft could generate increased interest
and revenue by assuming a more giving attitude.“First, it could make its common-language runtime (CLR) more
widely available. Embracing the Mono project designed to replicate
the .NET framework on Linux also could be a smart move…”