[luau] Oregon at the whims of the corporate Big Brother...

[Virgil]

Well there is something within Microsoft called the shared source
initiative. This would allow developers to look into the Windows source code
and possibly tweak the code to their liking. Of course, Microsoft will still
regulate the process.

I don't think Microsoft will ever make a Linux distros. That would be
validating that Linux threat and the press will be all over it.  If they did
I doubt that it will garnish the mass appeal of OSS  since there is so much
distrust of anything Microsoft these days.


Virgil




> | Ouch I just had a nasty thought, what if Microsoft made their own
> | Linux distro? Now I got to go wash my mouth out with soap. But can you
> | see how a smart company would benefit from seeing the change and
> | acting on it to survive?
> 
> I really think they will come out with a "MS Linux" (have thought this
> for years).  They will have to eventually, just like they finally had to
> adopt the internet and TCP/IP when they saw the inevitable.  They will
> try to co-opt Linux and make their version proprietary, like they did
> with Kerberos, DNS, Java, etc. etc.  It will be interesting to see how
> they deal with the GPL.
> 
> --Eric
> 
> Eric Jeschke
> http://redskiesatnight.com/
> 
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