It seems safe to say that Oracle is currently ahead of Microsoft
when it comes to the company with the most contentious
relationship with open source. To some extent that is due
Oracle’s questionable approach to community, but it must also be
noted that Microsoft has managed not to put its foot in it for a
while.
In Microsoft 2009 published its first companywide perspective on
open source, made its first contributions to the Linux kernel,
and created the CodePlex Foundation, an independent entity
designed to encourage its developers and other companies to
contribute more to open source software projects.
Doubts have remained about Microsoft’s ongoing commitment,
however, with the company being labeled opportunistic in its
approach to open source, and skepticism persists – particularly
in relation to software patents. We have recently published a new
…
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