An invade, divide, and conquer Grand Plan
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. Learn more
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. Learn more
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. Learn more
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. Learn more
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. Learn more
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy. Learn more
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Logan said,
May 4, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Do you promote links bashing the GPL:
http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2008/05/02/springsource-gpl-move-highlights-commercial-concerns/
Roy Schestowitz said,
May 4, 2008 at 10:28 pm
No, not everything posted is positive. On the bright side, the GPLv3 was there.
“All of these are available under Apache or Eclipse, however, the SpringSource Application Project itself will be under the GPLv3.“