Microsoft Makes a Mea Culpa for Hiring Situation

Posted by tadelste on Sep 10, 2005 4:52 PM EDT
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Microsoft on Friday issued a mea culpa for not doing its due diligence before sending Linux and open-source luminary Eric Raymond an e-mail expressing interest in having him work for the Redmond software giant. But Microsoft Corp. spokesman Mark Martin told eWEEK on Friday that the company remains committed to employing talented people—regardless of their background. "Microsoft is always looking to hire talented people from across the industry—including those in the open-source community. While, in this case, we didn't do our full due diligence, we encourage and benefit from a diversity of perspectives at Microsoft," he said.

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Of course they want to hire talented open source people Sauja 6 1,340 Sep 13, 2005 8:47 AM

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