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Microsoft Launches Linux Labs Website 275

Posted by Zonk on Thursday April 06, 2006 @04:55PM from the getting-the-message-out dept.

mjdroner writes "ZDNet is reporting that Microsoft is launching a website to 'share the activities of its internal Linux laboratories.' Microsoft says its goal is to foster communication with those who use open-source. The article also mentions that Microsoft runs a 300-server Linux installation to test open-source products." From the article: "Customers will be able to submit requests to Microsoft employees. For example, a person could ask how to best test the use of Linux desktops working with Microsoft's directory software. In addition, Port 25 will do video interviews with Microsoft employees with experience in the open-source or Unix world, Hilf said."

Comment Is it scarry ? (Score 3, Informative) 533

by barwil on Thursday February 20, 2003 @07:17PM (#5348091) Attached to: U of Wyoming Fingerprinting All P2P Traffic

I don't think so. Everybody who is using the Net should be aware that he/she can be watched. P2P networks do not encrypt data because the idea behind it is to share. If you want to find out who is sharing files you don't have to monitor the traffic. You can just join the party :) It means that no encryption would help. If you share your copyrighted material you can be watched by the RIAA and their friends. I don't personally think it's dangerous for the p2p users (there are too many of them out there) but it's good to know barwil

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