Gentoo Founder Joins Microsoft

[matronyx]

He says he wants to help microsoft "understand" opensource a little better.
http://www.gentoo.org/

[leoandru]

He says he wants to help microsoft "understand" opensource a little better.

LOL.. hell would freeze over first. Uhmm, no need for a comment like that obviously its because of the money. I doubt this guy can cause microsoft to embrace opensource technology It goes against their core business.

[pigeonflight]

Can't beat them join (uhm) I mean buy 'em.

Since you can't buy Linux.... buy the people with the mindshare.

[g2cris]

So what all those Gentoo fans gonna have to brag about now? The founder of the most hardcore distro gone to M$. I like the move. Hard work should always payoff.

[pogi_2nr]

When did gentoo become the most hardcore distro? pshh

[leoandru]

because it squeeze every juice out of the installation target..

[jamrock]

This is a good catch for Microsoft. Daniel Robbins is very experienced re: Linux.

He wrote a number of the tutorials on the IBM Developerworks site.

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerwork...e_by=Tutorials

"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"

Sun Tzu - The Art of War

[cipher]

This is another classical example of "money talks". At the end of the day it's only the people that really believe in opensource that stay with it... as a side hobby. I mean come on, it's virtually impossible for someone to make money off opensource. That's why I see it as a hobbyist thing.

[leoandru]

I mean come on, it's virtually impossible for someone to make money off opensource. That's why I see it as a hobbyist thing.

How is that? how would u explain MySQL, Novell, IBM, etc... ?

[death_knight]

i dont see how ms would uphold the concept and ideals of opensource though its really just not their nature. only thing this move will help ms understand thier opponent [ nix ] better. but what will that help them achieve in the end. the main thing that nix users want i dont think ms will ever be able to deliver.