by billhilf on February 21, 2008
I have always been a fan of Tim O’Reilly’s phrase the “ architecture of participation ” to describe “systems designed for user contribution.” I liked it so much that at last year’s OSCON I made this concept the focal point of a discussion about how Microsoft... more
- Thursday, February 21, 2008
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by billhilf on December 14, 2007
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to blog. It is usually on airplane time that I do any blogging, and since I haven’t flown in a while, I guess that will be my excuse. I’m on my way to Asia, currently over eastern Russian airspace, which means I’m hours from anywhere, so I’ve opened my ‘blog ideas’ folder and there is literally a books worth of stuff in here so I’m going to cherry pick a few... more
- Friday, December 14, 2007
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by billhilf on July 26, 2007
Today, Microsoft took another step in its relationship with the open source software community. We did this by bringing up a new web property that clearly outlines Microsoft’s position on OSS by providing specific information about Microsoft, the OSS community and the interaction between the two. The new site also details information about getting started with OSS and Microsoft technologies. We'll... more
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by billhilf on June 25, 2007
Things I’ve been collecting, with no rhyme or reason connecting them…I stumbled upon this very interesting project from Microsoft Research India – SMS Toolkit. This project, and the work being done here with mobile phones and SMS servers as a PC replacement in rural areas is fascinating – here is a deeper look. ... more
- Monday, June 25, 2007
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by billhilf on June 07, 2007
We recently announced the addition of IIS7 to the Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 (formerly known as Longhorn Server). Server Core is an important evolution of our server product and will include a variety of roles, such as print server, media services, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and now IIS7 for Web serving...... more
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by billhilf on May 18, 2007
It’s been an interesting week, with people offering a range of opinions about what they think is happening in Redmond. Despite a lot of pontification, our strategy regarding intellectual property and open source has not changed – and it is not frivolous litigation or fear. IDG did an article – it’s a far more accurate reflection of Microsoft’s IP strategy than the Fortune article from earlier this... more
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by billhilf on May 15, 2007
I have strong opinions. Those of you who know me personally know that I am not one to "follow the herd" and that I speak up. However, I need to comment on a recent story where I was quoted...... more
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by billhilf on April 26, 2007
When I started programming, it helped me a lot to think about the OSI model (Open Systems Interconnection Basic Reference Model). This type of model can help when coding or administering a system so you can effectively debug at the right ‘layer’. I’ve found that I use this same logic now in all sorts of other areas, as it helps me parse out the details of an issue...... more
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by billhilf on April 17, 2007
I found this through James titled “How well does open source currently meet the needs of shareholders and ceo's?”... more
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by billhilf on April 09, 2007
When we started Port25 a year ago we certainly had no idea how it would turn out. The process of creating, launching, and evolving Port25, I believe, has many similarities to an OSS project: small group of motivated individuals, loosely coupled development model, organic growth, and meritocratic guidance and leadership. These things helped us quite a bit as we broke some new ground for Microsoft... more
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by billhilf on April 01, 2007
Today, in a surprising move, Microsoft is highlighting the key role that community and economic support play in boosting the thriving worldwide penguin ecosystem. During a keynote that is yet to be scheduled, Bill Hilf, General Manager of Platform Strategy, will cite a potentially growing list of alliances that will deliver the benefits of community and economic growth to penguins everywhere. Most... more
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by billhilf on March 28, 2007
I recently spent time in South East Asia. As always these trips are enlightening, but as I wrote before one of the most important missions of these visits is to understand the health, growth and diversity of the local software economy. And it’s not just the Microsoft related software economies, but how all software is growing in a country.... more
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by billhilf on March 05, 2007
Four random bits....... more
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by billhilf on February 12, 2007
This morning I’ve been catching up on the status of Perl 6. Years ago, Perl was something I used a lot for all sorts of tasks, including a lot of backend data wrangling for a couple of the startups I worked at. One of the benefits and banes of Perl is its tremendous flexibility. It is powerful, but given enough rope…. When I came across one of Damian Conway’s contributions to Perl 6, ‘junctions... more
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by billhilf on January 23, 2007
I can’t recall if I have ever blogged about this, but we certainly have shown interviews here on Port25 with Jeffery Snover, Architect of PowerShell. PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language for Windows: Think consistent syntax standard utilities that make managing and administering much easier...... more
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