Did Microsoft Violate the GPL? Free Software Lawyers Think So
After Microsoft announced they were releasing 20,000 lines of source code and device drivers for the Hyper-V for use with Linux, buzz surrounding their motives spread like wildfire. But certain sectors of the industry say that the move was a means for Microsoft to correct its violation of the General Public License V2 (GPLv2). The [...]
It’s Official: Microsoft has Joined the Linux Community by Releasing Driver Code
In July this year, Microsoft announced that they were making available components of the Open Source Linux device driver code for use by the Linux kernel community. Microsoft released 20,000 lines of code, along with 3 device drivers. This is meant to be utilized with the Linux operating system with the Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 [...]
The Expert Chooses Linux Over Microsoft
This is a story of how one person, Keith Curtis, liked the operating system Linux over Microsoft. He worked for Microsoft for some time but for some reason, decided to quit and join Linux. When he joined Linux, what he installed was the Red Hat’s Fedora Core 3.
Kurtis was quite impressed after the Red Hat’s [...]