eWeek: Microsoft Reaches Out to Open-Source Community | Linux Today

eWeek: Microsoft Reaches Out to Open-Source Community

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 29, 2005

“Microsoft Corp. has extended an olive branch to the open-source
community, calling for a sit-down to discuss how the software giant
can better work with the open-source world.

“But don’t expect to see an open-sourced version of Windows any
time soon. Microsoft is making nice with its open-source
adversaries, while continuing to defend its rights to hold and use
its arsenal of software patents…”

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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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