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MISTICA: Microsoft hacia Open Source?

From: Erick Iriarte ([email protected])
Date: Wed Mar 27 2002 - 08:28:23 AST

En Lima..
durante el evento de itdg, se hablo de este tema.. pero al parecer hay
nuevas cosas.. en el mapa.
Erick

>To: [email protected]
>Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:00:04 -0500 (GMT+5)
>Subject: [alfa-redi] Microsoft hacia Open Source?
>
>Estimados profesionales,
>
>Nueva estrategia de Microsoft? Comentarios?
>
>MICROSOFT TO SHARE SOURCE CODE WITH UNIVERSITIES
>Microsoft is targeting academics and computer science departments
>nationwide with a new initiative to share more than a million lines of
>source code linked to its .NET platform. Universities will be asked to sign
>a license primarily aimed at prohibiting people from using the code for
>commercial purposes. Microsoft's move is intended to counteract Linux's
>"open-source" movement that has been so popular among college students.
>Carnegie Mellon computer science professor Peter Lee says the code-sharing
>program is "definitely a smart move," noting that "the vast majority of
>(academic) research is based on open-source technology." The company also
>plans to offer campuses free or low-priced software, fund research grants,
>and pay for professional training. Microsoft's gesture, while limited by
>Linux standards, marks the company's most extensive effort yet to share
>chunks of
>the Windows source code with academia. (Wall Street Journal 27 Mar 2002)
>http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1017192262334564120.djm,00.html
>
>Nota: El link de la noticia pertenece a Wall Street Journal. Para tener
>acceso completo se requiere ser suscriptor. Lamento esta situaci�n.
>
>Jeimy J. Cano, Ph.D
>Universidad de los Andes
>Bogota, D.C
>COLOMBIA
>

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