03.14.08
Quick Mention: Microsoft’s FOSS Invasion Continues. Next Target: Python
Might organisers ever learn to decline sponsorships and reject attendance? Given Microsoft’s plan to subvert Free software, they should. But on the face of it, based on the following press release, Microsoft is also intruding Pycon 2008.
Zenoss Joins Google, Microsoft and Sun as Sponsor of Pycon 2008
Microsoft will be there only to serve Microsoft. Recent examples include Java, Eclipse, Apache and OSBC, among many others. Arguments back then were made to show why Microsoft does this (look inside the links for further details). █
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
CoolGuy said,
March 15, 2008 at 5:01 am
MS has no shame left.
CoolGuy said,
March 15, 2008 at 5:03 am
Any idea how do we stop their invasion ?
They are the trojan horse.
Is there any way to counter them ??
Roy Schestowitz said,
March 15, 2008 at 8:30 am
The best solution, in my humble opinion, is to present evidence and to inform those who have Microsoft sing love songs to them. Many people remain unaware of Microsoft’s plan (behind the grin) because the media fails to cover incidents from which it would rather shy away. Lots of it will have people believe that Microsoft has changed it ways, perhaps only because disguise of misbehavior has improved.
CoolGuy said,
March 15, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I can say that this is the year of Linux desktop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the year that Linux is going to over throw m$ monopoly over the OS market.
YAAAA !!!
stolwit said,
March 15, 2008 at 3:57 pm
You guys are a bunch of weirdos. Get out of the house once in a while.
Victor Soliz said,
March 15, 2008 at 4:10 pm
What sort of nerve did we hit now that you felt entitle to add such irrelevant statement to the conversation?