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Posted in Free/Libre Software, Microsoft, Mono, Novell, Patents at 8:26 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
“Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches.”
–Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
Reporters whose aim is to elevate the Microsoft ecosystem seem to out there in large numbers. We mentioned this a few days back. The “Microsoft open source” pitch just floods the news like Waggener Edstrom is greasing up wheels again.
=> the Microsoft ecosystem | a few days back | Waggener Edstrom
What’s wrong with this? Microsoft prefers ‘open source’ like Google Chrome, which is not just Windows-only but is also very hard to port to other platforms because of the way it was built.
Margie Semilof is now promoting the Microsoft agenda by selling Microsoft as ‘part of the community.’
=> ↺ promoting the Microsoft agenda
Microsoft plans more open source outreach
In 2009, Microsoft will continue its gradual acceptance of open source software while at the same time it works to dispel old prejudices against non-proprietary software from within the company.
Here’s that term again, “non-proprietary”. It’s an offensive use of words, which can change perception. And further down it says:
Microsoft and Novell forged a deal in November 2006 to offer joint support for the Windows and SUSE Linux operating system with cross maintenance and support from both vendors.
Once again Novell pops up as Microsoft's inviter. As we explained yesterday, Microsoft uses this to elevate Windows and to attach patents (royalties) to anything that’s free.
=> Microsoft's inviter | explained yesterday
Speaking of Novell, Mitch Skinner wrote an article a few years ago about Mono and GNOME because not everyone was not particularly happy about it.
=> ↺ not everyone was not particularly happy about it
The Mono project pushes a lot of buttons in the free software community. Patents, Microsoft, language choice, and platform choice all generate lots of heat individually, and Mono has them all. In spite of all the debate, there are still some issues that remain unresolved. There are undoubtedly some people who have been avoiding Mono just because Red Hat was; now that Fedora has it (while RHEL is still apparently up in the air) it’s tough to know if Mono is safe to use or not.
Nowadays we know things we did not know back then. █
=> know things | did not | back then
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