Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 24th Aug 2007 13:24 UTC, submitted by irbis
Microsoft will launch several projects around Linux and other open source technologies for allowing Indian customers the option to run its products on different operating systems and technologies. The initiative, to be rolled out in around a month's time, is aimed at grabbing "more market share for the Windows platform by allowing interoperability with open source technologies such as Linux," said Radhesh Balakrishnan, director, platform strategy, Microsoft India.
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hello ! apache ALREADY runs on Windows,
here's the source for Windows > http://apache.dataphone.se/httpd/httpd-2.2.4-win32-src.zip
and here it is in msi format >
http://apache.dataphone.se/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_2.2.4-win32-.....
ok, i'll go and read the rest of the article now...
here's the source for Windows > http://apache.dataphone.se/httpd/httpd-2.2.4-win32-src.zip
and here it is in msi format >
http://apache.dataphone.se/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_2.2.4-win32-.....
ok, i'll go and read the rest of the article now...
If you don't mind, there is actually more to supporting a platform besides just getting it to compile and run - alot more to it. Integration for instance between Apache and Active Directory, improved performance using Windows only APIs which will accelerate performance, integration with the administration tools that come with Windows - Windows Management Console, for instance. To some how claim because some person happened to get it compiling on Windows doesn't equate to Windows compatibility to the extent of integration.
With that being said, it will be interesting to see what happens once the Solaris Enterprise Stack is eventually opensourced - whether it takes some wind out of Apaches sails given that SES runs on AIX/Solaris/HPUX/Linux and Windows.
Regarding Windows and Linux/UNIX - as much as I would love to see Microsoft help out, I don't think you're ever going to see the required partnership required to bridge the gaps between Windows and Linux - to do that would require Microsoft to devulge secrets about proprietary protocols and formats which would zap any possibility of being able to licence them in future.
My dream? I'd love to see Microsoft work on a BSD licenced Active Directory/SMB server combination using SQLite as the back end - complete integration and compatibility with the Windows counterpart and updated to actually stay compatible with the Windows version.
All evidence however brings schepticism - take Rotor for example, it hasn't been updated since its initial release; its licence is so prohibitive that it makes it completely useless for anything outside academic facination.
If their past is anything to go by, I certainly wouldn't put any trust into Microsoft for their future direction; they quite frankly lie about a committment to multiplatform support just as much as Adobe claim they'll support multiple platforms for their future products.
Sorry to say this but each time I hear 'committment's' I simply become more jaded and bitter to the point that I end up actually making Stallman look remotely moderate.
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2005-07-06
"The Novell alliance was just the beginning, “as Microsoft is now working on areas such as making Apache web server on Linux (a widely used application to run internet sites) run on Windows,” added Balakrishnan."
hello ! apache ALREADY runs on Windows,
here's the source for Windows > http://apache.dataphone.se/httpd/httpd-2.2.4-win32-src.zip
and here it is in msi format >
http://apache.dataphone.se/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_2.2.4-win32-...
ok, i'll go and read the rest of the article now...
cheers
anyweb
Edited 2007-08-24 13:39