Port 25 - Communications from the open source community at Microsoft

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1. davidmeyer said:

   Great interview Sam!  I think that when you talked about your experiences and how you ended up at Microsoft, you really hit the nail on the head...this is a new Microsoft than the 1990's.

   I think it is key that you talk about the focus being on the server, not the desktop.  I know that in part of the news conference Microsoft and Novell had when they announced their partnership, they mentioned that they would also be working with OpenOffice.org with regards to making it work a little better.

   What I find interesting though is the comments (in this interview) with regards to the Open Source community and their perception of the Open Source lab at Microsoft.  I think we need to separate the "Open Source Community" into two different camps:

   1.  Enterprise customers that use open source and are concerned with interoperability issues being excited about this.

   AND

   2.  Open Souce / Linux people who are trying to keep it "pure."  Me...I've really grown tired of the name calling, and I think that interviews such as yours will go a long way to helping the purists "get it."

   Thanks for a great interview.

   posted at 05:11PM 01/03/2007