"Can IBM give you a product roadmap for Linux? Can they deliver new features and fixes to Linux? Does it indemnify the intellectual property in Linux? No, no and no," Ballmer
If IBM could say "yes, yes, yes" it sure wouldn't be Open Source any more. Can't good old Steve and the boys at Microsoft understand that the power, reliability and strength of Open Source is the fact that it is community driven and developed! If IBM comes up with cool features I am sure the gatekeepers will let it in!
And as far as "indemnify" goes, did you ever read the details of a Microsoft License? If I had a nickle of every hour I, or my group members, have lost over Microsoft problems I would be a LOT richer right now.
The lack of understand shown by Mr Ballmer's statement is embarrassment to the technical community in my mind!
-Dale
At 01:25 PM 2003_08_08, you wrote:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1212652,00.asp
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