[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for these links. ]
Microsoft ‘Sets Record Straight’ on Open Source
“Microsoft wheeled out two top regional executives in Auckland
last week to help right some ‘misperceptions’ about the company’s
attitude to open source software.“Peter Moore, the company’s Asia-Pacific and greater China
public sector general manager, and Chris Sharp, platform strategy
director, joined Microsoft New Zealand’s chief spokesman on open
source issues, Brett Roberts, at a media briefing. Auckland was the
latest stop on a Pacific-wide tour by the two Singapore-based
executives.
Linux Risks Rising: Gartner
“Linux is moving away from being risk-free as it climbs the
enterprise ladder, warns a Gartner report…“The report, which came out earlier this month, warns that as
Linux marches into the enterprise, organisations must understand
all of the open source operating system’s benefits, risks and
costs…”