Get Real On Joint-Research Efforts: Cybersource

Posted by VISITOR on Aug 27, 2005 9:22 PM EDT
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Microsoft recently approached the Open Source Development Labs, the home of Linux, with an offer of co-operation on research. Unfortunately, the kind of joint research that Microsoft proposed, namely more paid-for analyst comparisons, is designed to extend the Linux vs Windows war-of -words, not help users of either platform, says Cybersource.

"In order for Linux and Windows to properly interoperate, we need to establish a common 'language', with agreed syntax, forms and rules - this is what schemas, protocols and document formats do. Microsoft has thus far done its best to subvert that common language with either technical or legal obstructions, causing problems for users. It's time to change tack and assist both Windows and Linux users by working towards interoperability," Zymaris concluded.

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