Internal Microsoft OSS Memo
Found in LWN. Apparently, Microsoft has
begun its dissection of the open source community. Eric Raymond
has been leaked an internal Microsoft memo regarding open source software.
Quite the interesting read. Turns out they even mention Slashdot. This could
be beneficial to us in another way, as well: it points out, in no uncertain words,
our deficiencies. Consider it the master TODO list, guys.
Update!(S)
Vorx
writes "ZDNet just posted
an article about the MS Halloween document. They mention
ESR and his role in publicizing it. Seems like more
attention is being paid to this article now, maybe some
PHB's will start to wonder about MS and Fear :)"
Update! (S)
David Rysdam wrote to
tell us: "I wrote to ESR myself and told him about the
brouhaha over here at Slashdot over the "Halloween Paper".
I explained that many thought it was a hoax perpetrated on
or by him, but that I thought even if he was the hoaxster I
didn't believe he'd keep up an outright lie. So I asked him
straight: "To the best of your knowledge, is this memo what
it purports to be: a leaked, internal, MS communication?"
He responded: "Absolutely. I believe it is authentic."
So I think we can drop the "ESR is lying" hypothesis."
Also, Paul Victor Novarese has
mirrored the Halloween Document (with ESR's permission).
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