From: Mustafa Akgul (akgul@Bilkent.EDU.TR)
Date: Fri 12 Jul 2002 - 05:31:54 EEST
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 19:14:07 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: 103087 Microsoft Changes Tune On Linux 07.12.02
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Microsoft Changes Tune On Linux 07.12.02
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Microsoft appears to be changing its tactics in its ongoing spat with the
Linux and open-source world by taking a booth at this August's LinuxWorld Expo
for the first time. The Windows giant has never ignored the Linux show, often
sending executives along to scope out the terrain and pitch Microsoft's point
of view, but it has never taken the step of renting a booth.
Senior executives, including chairman Bill Gates, have long preferred a more
caustic form of engagement with open source and its underlying philosophy,
calling it a "cancer" and arguing that "Free Software" goes against everything
that capitalism stands for. Last week, however, Microsoft finalized its plans
for establishing a small presence in the "Rookery" area of the conference,
which showcases first-time exhibitors.
On display will be Microsoft's embedded offerings, including Windows CE .Net
and Windows XP Embedded; the former is aimed at handheld devices, and the
latter is a modular form of Windows XP that can be customised for everything
from cash registers to Internet fridges. "Microsoft will be... discussing many
offerings for the developer community with the goal of educating developers
who may not be familiar with our products, and engaging in interesting
dialogue about Windows Embedded and its comparisons to Linux offerings," the
company said in a statement provided to journalists.
Microsoft will occupy booth R10, according to LinuxWorld Expo's Web site. Last
August Doug Miller, director of competitive strategy for Microsoft's Windows
division, attended the show and said that the company has learned and
benefited from the rival operating system. Linux's success in low-end servers
led the company to revise its server product line, Miller said. And Microsoft
learned that it needs better interactions with the programmers who use
Microsoft products. However, Miller said that Microsoft would not loosen
control over the underlying source code of its software, which he said
introduces "perpetual unpredictability".
The open-source licences that govern Linux and other Free Software require
that developers are free to modify and redistribute the source code, as long
as the modified versions are themselves open-source. Microsoft has a long
track record of attempting to upstage the events of its direct competitors.
For example, at this year's Symbian Developer Expo in London, Microsoft
stationed staff outside the venue to distribute CD-ROMs promoting its rival
Pocket PC operating system. CNet News.com's Stephen Shankland contributed to
this report.
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