eWeek: Microsoft vs. Linux: Execs Talk Detente | Linux Today

eWeek: Microsoft vs. Linux: Execs Talk Detente

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MJF
Mary Jo Foley
Jun 3, 2005

“The often-hostile relations between Microsoft and the
open-source community are thawing, and new dialogues appear to be
opening between senior officials in both camps.

“In continuing its outreach to the most prominent members of the
open-source community, Microsoft has invited Michael Tiemann,
president of the Open Source Initiative and vice president of
open-source affairs at Linux vendor Red Hat, to meet and start a
constructive dialogue…”

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