From: Greg Donald <greg@...>
Date: 2007-09-13T02:14:57+09:00
Subject: Re: IronRuby

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, Lloyd Linklater wrote:
> I have heard disturbing things about IronRuby.  The short version is
> that MS wants to get into the open source arena as that seems to be
> their biggest competition, but not in the way that those already there
> are.  I heard that they want to change the rules for open source to
> insinuate themselves everywhere.  I read their new version of the open
> source agreement that says that if you copy the smallest bit from their
> code that you MUST include the entire MS disclaimer and sundry stuff.

M$ simply doesn't understand open source.  They think they can make
their own version of everything when really they should just
contribute to the existing software project like other not-so-large
contributers do.

To have so much money and still be so clueless..


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Greg Donald
Cyberfusion Consulting
http://cyberfusionconsulting.com/