Microsoft Debuts MySpace-Like IT Site 181
snib writes "Microsoft has launched Aggreg8, a 'social networking and collaboration space for the IT community.' Apparently, the owner of the popular open-source RSS reader of the same name sold the domains to Microsoft for $5000 in August in order to host what was then called 'Microcosm.' Microsoft hopes their new service, which utilizes Windows Live ID (formerly .NET Passport) authentication, will become a 'MySpace-like forum for developers to share scripts, tools, or best practices, or even to just connect with others within the profession.'"
Re:Seems a great place to post yer code! (Score:3, Insightful)
Social networking sites (Score:2, Insightful)
ALL YOUR CODE ARE BELONG TO US (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Seems a great place to post yer code! (Score:4, Insightful)
If it were true by default that what you posted, everyone could use, Microsoft wouldn't have had to include that paragraph. But it's not true, copyright laws apply even if you post in public.
Also, Microsoft doesn't just claim to be allowed to use it, they say they'll be allowed to sell it as their own without paying you. Which is just wrong.
Please stop renaming things! (Score:5, Insightful)
Stop renaming stuff! It's hard enough keeping track of all of these marginally useful services already.
Re:Seems a great place to post yer code! (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:MSFT just doesn't get it, do they? (Score:5, Insightful)
Navigation is painful (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:*shutters* (Score:3, Insightful)
Not falling for that baby ! (Score:3, Insightful)
Well-known procedure. Id especially suspect that when it comes from a company that doggedly fought freedom and open source and lost.
Re:Groups (Score:2, Insightful)
Have to stop threatening to sue developers (Score:2, Insightful)
Comment removed (Score:3, Insightful)
Is passport not dead yet (Score:2, Insightful)
"Why do I need to use Passport?"
"We chose Passport in order to help you consolidate the number of logins you have to manage."
*sigh* here was me thinking passport was dead.
[1] http://www.w3.org/RDF/ [w3.org]
[2] http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ [xmlns.com]
[3] http://aggreg8.net/Aggreg8_Help_Pages.htm#registr
Re:Seems a great place to post yer code! (Score:3, Insightful)
By that logic, I would loose the rights to my photos when I upload them into Flickr, including giving them rights to use it commercially... Just because you can see it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want with it! Same with GPL projects, the code is in a public space, but when you use it into your own software you have to agree to a license.
However, MS is free to put any clause they want in their terms of use so, as long as it is clearly visible, no one who joins should complain if they see their snippets being used by them.
Is it just me, .. (Score:4, Insightful)
Buying hotels (the Four Seasons hotel group).
Developing an iPod-clone (Zune).
Launching what's essentially a copy of MySpace.
Removing the one-reinstall restriction from Vista.
The Vista voucher scheme (promising XP->Vista upgrades for PCs bought now).
The MS-Novell deal (which has a dozen different perspectives, but at least promoting Linux).
To me, it seems like MS is genuinely scared of becoming largely irrelevant in the not-so-distant future.
Irony abounds (Score:2, Insightful)
This is not to say that if they can add a search I won't try it out in earnest -- I think MS is doing a lot to embrace the Linux and Mac communities, and I for one want to encourage that. MS has a lot of very intelligent people working for them -- they just need a bit more exposure to how the other 20% lives.
Re:it doesn't even make sense (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Seems a great place to post yer code! (Score:3, Insightful)