Prem Chandavarkar on Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:18:12 +0200 (CEST) |
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<nettime> Microsoft to support Linux - !!!??? |
Does this mark a change in the ways of the world? Has there been coverage on this in other parts of the world? http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1084496.cms Microsoft to support Linux In a marked departure from its earlier stand, Microsoft has promised to add Linux support for the first time in one of its products. Microsoft's Server 2005 product will run on non-Windows machines, including Linux. Microsoft had always rebuffed any requests for interoperability with products it didn't make, particularly Linux, an open-source giant, which it has long considered a threatening alternative. # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net