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'Predator' Microsoft applies to give itself cancer

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Reg Developer; By Ashlee Vance
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Microsoft realizes it has a schizophrenic relationship with open source software but can't seem to find any meds capable of correcting the situation. During a speech today at OSCON, Microsoft's open source chief Bill Hilf revealed that Microsoft will submit its Shared Source License to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) for approval. Microsoft's decision to make peace with the OSI – the self-proclaimed protector of open source software – ends a rather combative, multi-year debate between the parties.

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The question that I am pondering now, while flipping through what is left of my 2007 Calendar is.... How long before M$ heralds to the world that they in fact single handedly invented FOSS? Or at least the code that they are using to make longhor... uh ^ista or perhaps their next gen OS almost work kinda in a way. :D lol hahaha...... hrrrrmm wait a minute... maybe this is not so funny..... :(

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