The open-sourcing of Microsoft

[anuseems]

Microsoft is finally getting real about open-source software.

From ZDNet:

Today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that "Microsoft loves Linux."

This wasn't a sudden change that only happened because Ballmer was finally shown the door. No, this change has been coming for years.

In 2008, Sam Ramji, then Microsoft's director of platform technology strategy, said "The Microsoft open-source strategy is focused on helping customers and partners be successful in today's heterogeneous technology world." In 2011, Microsoft saw that the cloud was going to be built largely on Linux and they were a top Linux contributor.

http://www.zdnet.com/the-open-sourcing-of-microsoft-7000035870/

[dcs18]

Today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that "Microsoft loves Linux."

So, now - we are going to believe what Microsoft says . . . . . . . . . . blindly. :tehe:

[rudrax]

Today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that "Microsoft loves Linux."

So, now - we are going to believe what Microsoft says . . . . . . . . . . blindly. :tehe:

I guess, Mr. Nadella has fallen in love with Kali Linux :rofl:

[dcs18]

The Microsoft of 2014 is not the Evil Empire of the 90s and 2000s.

Some more fodder for the naive. <_<

[jackieo]

lol next headline we will see is "Microsoft buys Linux!"

and so look forward to MS OS 11 and the logo will be "Linux Inside" hahaha

[CODYQX4]

lol next headline we will see is "Microsoft buys Linux!"

and so look forward to MS OS 11 and the logo will be "Linux Inside" hahaha

Windows is the only OS I can think of not based off some form of Linux, bizarre custom OS, ancient stuff, and maybe embedded (and everything embedded these days is probably Linux derived anyway or Windows Embedded).

Android (and of course every variant, skin, mod, etc), iOS, Mac OS X, the gazillion Linux distros, all Linux/Unix/BSD (let's not split hairs about this, they all use a similar folder structure and common standards).

Windows though is totally different from all of them, and closed source.

[dMog]

they just got the jump on apple linux :rolleyes:

[LORD MADA]

following the open-source strategy will keep Microsoft in pace

but it's too late...