“It was not a normal day here in Seattle. Eggs were balancing on
end. The city was shrouded in a most un-summerlike mist and fog.
And ESR was speaking at Microsoft.
“That’s right. Eric S. Raymond was the invited guest of
Microsoft Corporation, and gave a speech to their research group.
June 21st was indeed a freaky Summer Solstice day here in the
Northwest.
“Eric went into the belly of the beast … and lives to tell
about it. He was kind enough to share his impressions of what went
on, via this e-mail interview.”