Microsoft steams over open source Bill

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Microsoft steams as open source Bill
passes

Microsoft steams as open source Bill
passes 12/15/2003 12:57 PM
WHEN the ACT's 17-member Legislative Assembly last week passed an obscurely-named Bill it fundamentally changed the landscape of government software purchasing in Australia. Joining a number of jurisdictions worldwide — including several Brazilian cities — Australia's capital passed Democrats-sponsored legislation designed to give open source software a leg up. With the Democrats warning the ACT is just the beginning, opponents of open source and Linux, such as Microsoft, are starting to sweat.

Open Source Bill For Australian Capital
Territory

Open Source Bill For Australian Capital
Territory 12/11/2003 12:29 AM
leinad writes "An article in The Age newspaper claims the Australian Capital Territory is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to adopt a bill ...

Texas Bill Would Require Open Source
Consideration

Texas Bill Would Require Open Source
Consideration 03/15/2003 07:46 PM
Skapare writes "The Texas Legislature now has before it a bill ( ASCII text here, PDF here), submitted by State Senator John Carona, to require the state to ...

Bill Gates Claims Open Source Kills Jobs

Bill Gates Claims Open Source Kills Jobs 07/12/2004 07:35 PM
In another futile attempt to sway companies away from Open Source software, Gates proclaims that Open Source software costs jobs. Understand that this is a random statement with no facts or figures to back up his claim, Mr. Gates apparently figures that we will simply take his word for it. Well let’s also consider this, Mr. Gates. There are a number of companies that are not only growing, but also turning a profit utilizing their own branded version of Open Source software. Open does not mean free, it means it is open to be reviewed, revised, and then redistributed as the developer see fit within the constraints of the GPL. Competition is a scary thing, huh, Bill? ;o)

Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb)

Microsoft Depends On Shared Source, Dips
Toe In Open-Source Waters (TechWeb) 04/08/2005 04:56 AM
TechWeb - The software vendor will add to the 20 products it now offers for source-code inspection under its Shared Source Initiative.

Go open source: This photo, taken with a
cellphone camera, shows Africa's first
man in space and internet bill

Go open source: This photo, taken with a
cellphone camera, shows Africa's first
man in space and internet bill 06/26/2004 02:19 PM
Daily Mail & Guardian Jun 26 2004 6:39PM GMT

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community

Microsoft releases source code to open
source community 05/05/2004 04:06 AM
About a month ago, Microsoft posted some of its source code to SourceForge. SourceForge is a, if not the, major distribution point for open source software. Microsoft's code was put there under the terms of the Common Public License, which allows modification, addition, redistribution - in short, it allows most of the rights and privileges that we associate with open source software.

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source

Advice to Microsoft: Open Source the
Leaked Source 02/13/2004 02:37 PM
What should Microsoft do, now that a chunk of its NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 source code have leaked onto the Web? Our guest columnist says Microsoft should make lemonade out of lemons and just open source the whole enchilada.

Why Microsoft Should Open Source the
Leaked Source

Why Microsoft Should Open Source the
Leaked Source 02/13/2004 02:37 PM
ANALYSIS: Redmond would be smart to make lemonade out of lemons by releasing the rest of the Windows code and letting developers have at it.

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits."

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits." 02/17/2004 11:57 PM
As per a recent post, I love to see (and hope to one day do it myself) Open Source Software in Non-Profits. Seems http://www.nosi.net found my post: http://thelostolive.net/tlo/comments.php?id=1786_0_1_0_C And commented the release of its new guide "Choosing and Using Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits." And now in their own words: ___snip____ -- From: Katrin Verclas Email: steering (a) nosi.net Hi, Kevin - NOSI actually just released a new...

Microsoft open to open source

Microsoft open to open source 06/24/2004 12:49 PM
Microsoft Corp. says it is looking to turn over more of its programs to open-source software developers, playing a greater role in a process that the Redmond company has criticized strongly at times in the past. Money-makers like the company's Windows operating system and Office productivity suite aren't on the table -- or anywhere near it. But the company has so far released two software-development tools to the open-source community, and it wants to continue the practice, a Microsoft platform manager told an industry group this week.

Microsoft open to open-source

Microsoft open to open-source 06/24/2004 08:17 AM

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group 05/07/2004 04:33 PM
A key leader in the open-source software movement has been appointed to the board of Open Source Risk Management, which is defending the legal standing of open-source software.

Microsoft hits out at open source

Microsoft hits out at open source 05/25/2004 06:43 AM
Computer Weekly May 25 2004 10:58AM GMT

What if Microsoft decides to go Open
Source?

What if Microsoft decides to go Open
Source? 03/20/2003 02:10 PM

Coggeshall.org: Microsoft and Open
Source?

Coggeshall.org: Microsoft and Open
Source? 10/30/2003 09:18 AM
In another related note this morning, John Coggeshall has a new posting talking about Microsoft and why they might care about Open Source.

Linux is not open source, says Microsoft

Linux is not open source, says Microsoft 05/05/2004 12:44 PM

Is Microsoft Mellowing Toward Open
Source?

Is Microsoft Mellowing Toward Open
Source? 08/31/2004 03:16 PM
Linux Insider Aug 31 2004 6:32PM GMT

Infotech: Microsoft going open source?

Infotech: Microsoft going open source? 04/11/2004 01:23 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer Apr 11 2004 4:45PM GMT

Microsoft Thoughts on Open Source

Microsoft Thoughts on Open Source 11/07/2002 01:38 AM
Some of Microsoft's efforts to disparage open-source software such as Linux have backfired, according to a recent leaked Microsoft memo.

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Microsoft: Open source not cheaper

Microsoft: Open source not cheaper 04/14/2004 01:17 PM

More Open-Source Outreach From Microsoft

More Open-Source Outreach From Microsoft 06/05/2005 10:58 PM
Looks like the Redmondians are extending the olive branch yet again. This time, the Microsoft brass are looking to talk with Michael Tiemann, president of the Open Source Initiative and VP of open-source affairs at Red Hat.

Microsoft in EU stalemate over open
source

Microsoft in EU stalemate over open
source 04/06/2005 09:55 AM
ZDNet Apr 6 2005 1:54PM GMT

Microsoft struggles to work with open
source

Microsoft struggles to work with open
source 04/06/2005 09:55 AM
ZDNet Australia Apr 6 2005 1:49PM GMT

Former Windows Chief on Microsoft Vs.
Open-Source

Former Windows Chief on Microsoft Vs.
Open-Source 07/19/2004 04:44 PM

Microsoft Keeps Up Presence at
Open-Source Events

Microsoft Keeps Up Presence at
Open-Source Events 04/05/2005 07:41 PM
The software maker is sponsoring the Open-Source Business Conference and other such events as it aims to get its voice and message heard by core customers. LinuxWorld, however, is not on the list.

Microsoft Trying To Convince VCs That
Open Source = Fraud

Microsoft Trying To Convince VCs That
Open Source = Fraud 02/19/2004 02:46 AM
Venture capitalist Tim Oren has posted an excerpt from an email sent to a venture capitalist mailing advertising a seminar, put on by Microsoft, about the dangers of open source technology. By itself, that's no surprise, but the language in the email is fairly over the top, claiming that some potential acquiring companies "view open source as being no different than fraud on the books." That's probably true if the "acquiring companies" are Microsoft and SCO. Otherwise, most companies look at it from the reasonable standpoint: does the technology do the job it needs to do? Anyway, does this sort of stuff actually convince any company or any VC that they shouldn't go with open source technology if it does the job? If so, would you really want to invest in or buy such a company so easily swayed by such arguments?

HP Feared Microsoft War on Open Source
(PC World)

HP Feared Microsoft War on Open Source
(PC World) 07/20/2004 07:53 PM
PC World - Two-year-old memo reveals concerns that software giant would target Linux supporters.

Open source is a threat, admits
Microsoft

Open source is a threat, admits
Microsoft 09/09/2004 06:59 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 9 2004 11:12AM GMT

Can Open Source Catch Microsoft By The
Horn?

Can Open Source Catch Microsoft By The
Horn? 04/29/2004 09:17 AM
How exactly do you stop a much awaited, overly hyped software release from the billion dollar Redmond giant Microsoft? The Open Source front has no definite strategy on how to catch the raging bull by its ‘Longhorn’, but is closely following the “If you cant beat ‘em, join ‘em” mantra. Microsoft’s Longhorn release is slated for 2006, and the Linux desktop segment is in the firing line to be gored in its tracks. With a gradually developing market, the acceptance of Linux at the desktop level is still relatively low, and the last thing that Linux vendors need is a new OS from Microsoft.

Microsoft, Open Source and National
Security

Microsoft, Open Source and National
Security 04/23/2004 01:24 AM
Two weeks ago, I wondered out loud about the top 10 worst IT business decisions ever made and nominated HP's decision to follow DEC down the road to oblivion for top spot. Today I'd like to suggest that the U.S. Defense Department's continued use of Microsoft's software is likely to top a future list of this kind. The equation here is simple. First, recognize that Microsoft's software security depends crucially on keeping its source code secret. That's not a comment from an anti-Microsoft bigot -- it's the testimony given under oath by Microsoft vice president Jim Allchin. Even limited release of Microsoft's code, Allchin told judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's federal court in May 2002, would threaten national security because the code is both seriously flawed and widely used in the Defense Department. But consider that only nine months later, in February 2003, Microsoft announced an agreement giving communist China full access to the source code for Windows and related tools.

Microsoft Makes More Open-Source
Overtures

Microsoft Makes More Open-Source
Overtures 08/30/2004 08:09 AM
Microsoft is reaching out further to the open-source community with offers of joint development and testing, but some wonder about the company's sincerity.

Microsoft needs some open-source fairy
dust

Microsoft needs some open-source fairy
dust 04/26/2004 08:56 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 26 2004 1:07PM GMT

I'm an open source virgin, but Microsoft
has screwed me (again)

I'm an open source virgin, but Microsoft
has screwed me (again) 04/26/2004 11:53 AM
Too many open source advocates complain about Microsoft writing terrible buggy software and think that open source developers do it better. The truth is Microsoft is innovative, has vision, and executes well. If open source developers can do as well as Microsoft, it's a big compliment. Smart people like Miguel de Icaza and Brendan Eich have known this for a long time. Miguel has a reality check for these innocent virgins.

Brendan (one of the Mozilla leads) has a frank assessment of Mozilla too. I talked about this last year.

An introduction to Avalon by Charles Petzold.

Microsoft schmoozes open source
president

Microsoft schmoozes open source
president 06/06/2005 12:12 AM
Microsoft has made one of its most direct overtures to the open-source software community to date, in the form of an invitation to Michael Tiemann, president of the Open Source Initiative (OSI), to begin a "productive conversation."

Microsoft exec takes aim at open source

Microsoft exec takes aim at open source 09/15/2004 03:06 PM
New platform chief Ashim Pal says software giant has been on the defensive against Linux and other rivals.

Microsoft Lures Open Source Programmer

Microsoft Lures Open Source Programmer 08/17/2004 03:32 PM
Jim Hugunin, the moving force behind IronPython and co-designer of AspectJ, is now a member of Redmond's Common Language Runtime team.

Microsoft Talks Tough About Open Source

Microsoft Talks Tough About Open Source 05/25/2004 11:46 AM
A top official of Microsoft last week claimed that governments that support open source software are not helping build a viable software ecosystem in their communities. Chris Sharp, director for platform strategy for Microsoft in the Asia-Pacific and Greater China region, said governments that standardize on open source software are hurting their local commercial software vendor communities because these companies are being robbed of opportunities to make money that they need to invest in developing more software products.

More Bad News for Microsoft on the Open
Source Front

More Bad News for Microsoft on the Open
Source Front 01/09/2004 09:54 PM
IBM sounds like it might pull a Sun Microsystems move and standardize internally on Linux on the desktop, according to an internal IBM IT memo making the rounds. Meanwhile, China's Red Flag Software Co. and Japan's Miracle Linux Corp. said they expect to complete the new system, called Asianux, by May.
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