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Daniel Robbins' long journey to Redmond

Daniel Robbins' long journey to RedmondPreciselyIMHO anyone who thinks that the whole Microsoft-F/OSS confrontation outweighs feeding the kids is [u]severely[/u] in need of an introduction to this thing called "a life."Sell out!Sorry, but I have too. He's a sell out. I don't hate him for it. A...

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Discussion threads 2005-06-16

Daniel Robbins' long journey to Redmond

Many bloggers make a sport out of dismissing media companies, until one offers to start sending them checks. Without solid business models open source will suffer the same fate. Exhibit A is Gentoo founder Daniel Robbins, who joined Microsoft last month. Before you start in on the Star Wars jokes...

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Blog posts 2005-06-16

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Transcript: PDC08 Keynote â€" Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson

Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet;  Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething â€" and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...

Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Linux power lunch: Debian founder visits Microsoft

Linux power lunch: Debian founder visits MicrosoftPutting my Loverock Rosy Glasses on...(Pretending to be Loverock, since he's not here to post first and needed a proxy)Gee, I've been right all along even though I have refused to make my case. This is a clear cut example of Microsoft bailing...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Linux, Debian, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-20

Has Linux patching surpassed Mac and Windows?

Has Linux patching surpassed Mac and Windows?Did something change?[i]This may seem like a shock, but is it possible that the Linux patching has surpassed the Mac and Windows operating systems? [/i]I haven't noticed anything changing on the Linux front since the 90s -- the Linux distros, like Microsoft and Apple,...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, RSS, Linux, SUSE Watcher, SuSE, Microsoft Corp., software, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-03-16

Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft

Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft3 things1. Gentoo rocks2. [i]I wasn't able to work at my full level of technical ability and I found this frustrating," he said.[/i]Been there, done that. Nothing less satisfying than not being challenged at work.3. [i]Yes, Daniel Robbins has decided to leave Microsoft to pursue his...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Unix, Happy Valentine, Gentoo, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Gentoo Linux, Microsoft .NET

Discussion threads 2006-02-14

Microsoft embraces open-source scripting language

Microsoft embraces open-source scripting languageOh oh. Microsoft and open sourcein the same breath? Mikey, please talk to your rep!!!MCSDs are now on the clock...My rep came here and announced the release of Python from Microsoft for the ubiquitous .NET technology stack. I modified our employment agreement to allow...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Operating systems, MCSDs, open source, Microsoft Corp., Python

Discussion threads 2006-01-04