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Computerworld Australia: Hilf Speaks About Linux Through Microsoft Eyes

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 22, 2006

“Director of Microsoft platform technology strategy, Bill Hilf
was going to face a crowd of open source enthusiasts at the Linux
World conference in Sydney next week, but pulled out. His talk,
about managing Linux in a mixed environment will instead be
presented by Microsoft New Zealand’s chief technology officer,
Brett Roberts.

“Computerworld managed to grab a few minutes with Hilf, the man
who runs Microsoft’s Linux and open source technology group to hear
the proprietary software giant’s views on open source, and what the
Linux lab inside Microsoft gets up to…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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