FTA[1]: " Microsoft is contributing thousands of lines of code to the Linux kernel, with the blessing of open-source leaders.... The contribution of code will make it possible to run a variety of Linux distributions as guests on Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization technology for Windows Server 2008...."
"...It's good to see Microsoft participating, but they're not saving the whales here," Zemlin said. "They're doing this for business reasons. They want their products to be more competitive and compatible with Linux -- not because they love Linux or open source, but because they need this for their products to succeed in the marketplace...." [1] http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Microsoft_contributes_code_to_Linux_under_GPL_51145562.html
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