I'm not talking about Microsoft's general approach to conducting business over the last 30 years. Microsoft (and many other large software companies) prohibits

I'm not talking about Microsoft's general approach to conducting business over the last 30 years. Microsoft (and many other large software companies) prohibits their programmers from viewing GPL'd source code. This policy is based on the shark-infested waters of our litigious society. This is Microsoft's open source division: http://port25.technet.com/ http://port25.technet.com/ They have to be kept away from the proprietary intellectual property. It's like separating your dairy and your meat when keeping Kosher. Microsoft has to separate tainted developers from untainted ones.