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Sam Ramji, Senior Director of Platform Strategy, and Tom Hanrahan, Director of the Open Source Technology Center, discuss the release of this code under General
by BrentRitterbeck 17y ago
Sam Ramji, Senior Director of Platform Strategy, and Tom Hanrahan, Director of the Open Source Technology Center, discuss the release of this code under General Public License v2 and how both customer and community demand is driving better integration between Windows and Linux.
Looks like it's clearly spelled out right in the text on the page linked to. Better integration is likely to lead to more profit opportunities and their customers are demanding it. Last time I checked, ignoring your customers is a bad way to do business.
I don't see why Linux and Microsoft have to be completely separated. Open Source and closed source can peacefully coexist. If you can find a way to make money off of open source, then congratulations.
- jacquesm 17y agoIf the guy that swears he is your enemy starts to give you gifts it is wise to be cautious.
- BrentRitterbeck 17y agoThis isn't feudal China, Renaissance Italy, or the Mafia. I'm sure the actions of Microsoft are purely with the view of future profit in mind.
- jacquesm 17y agoOh, we agree on that. It's just the method that I'm worried about.
- BrentRitterbeck 17y agoMicrosoft can't put thousands of contributors out of business if there is no business to begin with. A lot of these people contribute their free time.
- jacquesm 17y agoI'm not worried about contributors being put out of business. These guys now contributing to a kernel that they claimed not that long ago contains numerous patent violations seems a little weird, if not downright suspicious. But, let's give it some time and see how it plays out. Maybe next week they'll open source excel, who knows :)