Shared Source vs. Open Source 393
leonbrooks writes "Microsoft are fond of touting Shared Source as being "as good as" Open Source, with a view to muddying the waters as much as possible, and so keeping as many people away from the benefits of Open Source Software (OSS) (particularly Software Libré AKA "Free Software") as they can.
This new article analysing the differences arrives just in time for Microsoft's Australia-wide series of "Competitive Hour" misinformation sessions on Open Source, and includes a handy list of potentially showstopper questions.
We'd like your help in putting these and other questions to the speaker during such misinformation sessions, with the dual aim of opening the eyes of many of the audience, and reporting back to us what was said so that we can refine the questions to close whatever loopholes are employed in evading these important issues."
If it's as good as open source, (Score:5, Funny)
If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, but it tastes like crap on a bun, it's probably a bad licensing scheme.
shared source in the right direction.... (Score:1, Funny)
Listen up, GNU terrorists! (Score:3, Funny)
Shared Source? (Score:5, Funny)
What the hell is this? (Score:2, Funny)
Can't they ever just... stop?
Funny... (Score:4, Funny)
This is what I do before almost every presentation in school - screwing the presenter makes you look good here.
Very grown-up article! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Shared Source? (Score:5, Funny)
No no no, you have to wait until Eric S. Raymond introduces the term open binary after which microsoft somewhat unthoughtful releases their shared binary initiative.
Call me off topic, but... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Shared source doesn't work (Score:3, Funny)
"Shared" Source... (Score:3, Funny)
The Open Source variation, on the other hand... well, I can't speak from personal experience, but I heard it must be very nice.
Will people get followup questions? (Score:2, Funny)
I've heard enough press conferences at the White House to know how that works.
I'd ask, "Does Bill know I'm screwing his wife?"
That ought to toss a wrench into the works...
Sometimes questions are a good thing (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Shared source doesn't work (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"Freed Software"- my question dreamlist (Score:4, Funny)
Don't anthropomorphize code. It hates when you do that.
The Pompous Jackass Factor (Score:3, Funny)
The older, more self-assured slashdot poster rises Zenlike above this silliness. He knows that it is the idiocy of his opinions which will send his PJF heavenward.
Re:Marketing vs. reason (Score:2, Funny)