by Sam Ramji on July 02, 2008
I am very pleased to announce that the Microsoft SandCastle project team has reconfirmed its strong support for the Ms-PL and is preparing to release all source code for the Sandcastle project immediately. This was a non-trivial effort and I applaud them... more
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by Sam Ramji on June 06, 2008
A number of people have alerted me in the last 24 hours that a Microsoft project called Sandcastle , located on Codeplex, used the Ms-PL and called itself “open source” yet never posted the source code. This is unacceptable and represents a violation... more
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by jcannon on June 05, 2008
Over the past four years, we’ve been working with Sourceforge on a number of unique programs to help connect developers with the code and communities that interest them. In 2004, we started the Windows Installer XML (WiX) Toolkit project on Sourceforge... more
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by jcannon on May 28, 2008
As many frequent readers of Port 25 are aware, Microsoft is committed to the long-term growth of open source. This includes technical collaborations, business partnerships, industry participation – and community outreach. As we continue to grow our investments... more
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by Bryan Kirschner on April 25, 2008
The same week that Brad Smith (Microsoft’s General Counsel) keynoted at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) , we held our first Microsoft-wide Open Source Day (which Jamie and Mario both blogged about). We all noticed folks expressed interest in... more
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by Garrett Serack on April 10, 2008
Back in January, I invited the Apache Software Foundation to attend the Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Labs, here on our campus in Redmond. The week that Apache was here, was so valuable for both groups--the product groups got to see and... more
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by MJM on April 04, 2008
Jamie blogged about Open Source Day earlier this week . I’d like to provide a little more context about what the day was and why we did it. About 6 months ago, our team was discussing the fact that, while many external people understand what Microsoft... more
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by jcannon on April 01, 2008
Last Friday, March 28th, 2008 was Microsoft's first company-wide Open Source Day. This was a significant event and milestone in the company's move towards openness and was made freely available to any employee interested in attending. Packed full of panels... more
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by SteveZ on March 20, 2008
To some folks outside of Microsoft, the Open-Source Software Lab has been a sort of mysterious place. A place where we study Linux and open-source software, cursing our enemies while brewing our malevolent plans to combat those nasty FOSS developers.... more
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by SteveZ on March 14, 2008
As my first blog on Port25, I suppose it's appropriate to write a couple paragraphs about myself... so here it goes: My name is Stephen Zarkos, and I am a Program Manager at the Open-Source Software Lab at Microsoft. I work directly with many of the other... more
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by jcannon on March 12, 2008
At last years, OSBC, Microsoft hosted its first annual Open Source ISV Forum. In large part, the event was focused on facilitating a discussion around enabling open source innovation on Microsoft technologies, and to help potential partners reach new... more
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by Community Contributor on February 27, 2008
First, many thanks to Microsoft’s Port 25 Team for the opportunity to post today! Today SpikeSource announced the availability of five additional PHP-based applications on the Windows Server 2008 platform. Gallery, Mantis, Moodle, PhpBB and WebCalendar... more
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by Sam Ramji on February 25, 2008
There are no guarantees that a future of Microsoft + Yahoo! will arrive, but the possibilities have me feeling positive. These are just my personal opinions – and who knows what will happen – but a few things described below give me optimism for an increasingly... more
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by Sam Ramji on February 22, 2008
Four years ago, we started the Linux Lab at Microsoft. Two years ago, we established the Open Source Software Lab at Microsoft. One year ago, we initiated the Linux Interoperability Lab at Microsoft. Yesterday, we announced the broadest change to the... more
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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
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