03.31.08
Quick Mention: It’s April 1st in Australia, So…
What would be a better day for an opportunity to say the truth about Mono in the press, under the moral shield that it the day of the Fools? Sam Varghese takes advantage and it’s a recommended read.
Mr de Icaza told those assembled that he had always had a dual purpose in starting the project - to provide an implementation of Microsoft’s .NET development framework so that Linux developers could enjoy the wonderful programming tools built in Redmond and also to ensure that in future Linux became so integrated with Microsoft that it would not be possible to pull the two apart.
The rest of the article is fictional and satirical, but the above is true.
Mind the date before getting confused. Interestingly enough, iTWire removed the article “SUMDAM award for GNOME media spokesman” (article pulled now). Obviously, going ad hominem against Jeff Waugh was not tactful, not even on a day to amuse (as opposed to abuse). █
Image contributed by Beranger
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.