Is Microsoft Mellowing Toward Open Source?
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“A recent blog posting by a Microsoft project manager spawned a blizzard of discussion on one of the Internet’s major tech forums and generated speculation that Microsoft may be ready to improve its relations with the open-source community.
Josh Ledgard, a program manager for Microsoft’s Visual Studio community team, sparked a flurry of comment at Slashdot.org with his remarks at Scooblog encouraging his employer to adopt a more cooperative approach toward open source Latest News about open source.
Ledgard’s post clearly states that “The content of this site are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer’s view in any way,” but that disclaimer didn’t dampen speculation about a thaw in Microsoft’s sometimes icy relations with open-source developers.”
