Friday, July 27, 2007

Microsoft waves olive branch

Microsoft has <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2163111,00.asp?kc=EWKNLEDP072707D">recommitted to working with the open-source community,</A> even submitting its Shared Source License to the Open Source Initiative for approval as an approved license for sharing code.

Bill Hilf, head of Microsoft open-source strategy, spoke at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention on July 26 and acknowledged that Microsoft's relationship with the open-source community has at times been schizophrenic, but that the company has had good intentions.

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