networkworld.com — Over the years, Microsoft has had some pretty harsh words (and actions) for the open source community in general and for Linux in particular. And with news this week that the company reportedly wants open source software users to pay royalties on 235 alleged patent violations, the relationship is obviously changing.
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kocharochesMay 15, 2007
dugg down because your analogy is flawed.
jlebrechMay 15, 2007
1. Developers2. Developers3. Developers4. Developers5. Developers6. Developers7. Developers8. Developers9. Developers10. DevelopersBecuz they luv developers, but also hate them cuz they copy da patentz and put them in da sourcecode.
thebaconmonsterMay 15, 2007
moron.
nihilfistMay 15, 2007
Don't know why... but I laughed so hard =))
orbit1979May 15, 2007
"if my main product was inferior to a free one."Call me a f**king troll, but I always have to laugh at statements like these. I have tried various flavors of Linux for years. The latest, Ubuntu 7.04 has marked improvements but try setting a screensaver. Merely opening the setting box crashed my box. Try putting the box in "hibernate" or "standby" and see what happens. Given the vast documentation of this problem, I guessing for most, they will have to do a forced shut down. Listening to music is like going back in time and listening to a record player from 1910. Again, Given the mountain of documentation of this problem (which actually got worse with Ubuntu 7.04) this is a common problem.Linux in general has come a long way for sure, but it is s**t like the above that makes me laugh at the "superior" argument. Usually when one loses functionality, that is called inferior./rant