Microsoft Goes Open Source - Won’t Sue Open Source Developers Either
Reading the writing that’s on the wall, Microsoft is going to play nice with open source. They’ve laid out for new interoperability principles for their biggest products: Vista, Office 2007, Server 2008 (plus some more bizzy wares) and “all future versions of these products.” Their new get-along principles are “ensuring open connections; promoting data portability; enhancing support for industry standards; and fostering more open engagement with customers and the industry.” They’re also pledging they will not sue open source developers for using their protocols.
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