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from: Joe Barr
date: 2003-03-27 16:30:36
subject: Re: MS taking Open Source more seriously?

From: "Joe Barr" 

On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 14:48:44 +0000, Chris Robinson wrote:

> I just got the latest edition of Microsoft's "FYI" magazine and at the
> back they have a page that's called "The Exchange".  It's basically a
> sample conversation over e-mail by two people that covers a relevant
> issue.  This issue's is on OpenSource and basically involves one guy
> asking about switchin to Open Source and another guy telling him why it's
> not a good idea.  It does cover some relevant points but I think it's a
> little MS biased (just as many pro-opesource articles are opensource
> bias).
>
> There's an online version of the mag and the article can be found here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/fyi/issue2/exchange.asp
>
> Chris.

The chances of Microsoft having an honest debate over open source - or on
any other topic, for that matter - is approximately one in a trillion.









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