Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 12th Jun 2008 20:46 UTC, submitted by LinucksGirl
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2006-02-05
This is getting REALLY off topic, but it was such a stunning post I couldn't help but comment
Let me get this straight. Your definition of "Evil" is being "derogatory about open source software"? That really blows my mind...
http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight
They paid for top quality HD codecs (WAY beyond theora, which is the best out there in the oss world), said they wouldn't sue over use of technology they own, and helped out with development.
http://www.microsoft.com/interop/
The big move inside the company to play well with its competitors, which we have already started seeing the results of
http://port25.technet.com/
An effort to help integrate linux into MS based environments
http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/community.mspx
A list of open source businesses that Microsoft has partnered with (MSCP means you get pretty much all microsoft software for free or next to nothing)
http://www.codeplex.com/
Microsofts hosted source code/community site for open source projects
http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/default.mspx
Microsofts promise not to sue over use of a whole bunch of protocols and formats they own patents on