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Why does it matter what they were? They have changed their public image (and, in point of fact, their actions) and they are being rewarded for it. We should re
by johnday 7y ago
Why does it matter what they were? They have changed their public image (and, in point of fact, their actions) and they are being rewarded for it.
We should reward companies which make positive changes and condemn those which make hostile ones. Hanging onto the image of how they used to behave will only slow down the positive feedback loop.
- raymondh 7y agoI concur. Microsoft is now an important and helpful part of the open source ecosystem. For the most part, they've been generous and engaging with the community. Also, the commercial products seem to be living in harmony with their open source counterparts. We're living in a future better than most of us could have imagined twenty years ago. We should embrace it.