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Adam Albright
Every day you see the usual suspects bad mouthing Linux. Learn some
interesting things Microsoft had to say in a series of internal memos
that later became known as the "Halloween documents" which detail a
FUD campaign aimed to discredit open source anything and Linux in
particular.
The LEAKED documents marked "Microsoft confidential", identify
open-source software, and in particular the Linux operating system, as
a major threat to Microsoft's dominance of the software industry, and
suggest ways in which Microsoft could disrupt the progress of open
source software.
Unlike certain newsgroup idiots like Frank that constantly make fun of
Linux, Microsoft at the highest levels of the corporation in various
internal memos admits Linux is technologically competitive with some
of Microsoft's products and set out a strategy to combat them.
What's FUD? A campaign to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt.
Interesting reading:
http://whites.egloos.com/3013800
http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/faq.html
Just to cut off the usual suspects at the knees who obviously will try
to make some lame attempt to discredit this information you should
know that Microsoft has acknowledged the authenticity of these
documents. Furthermore, they have surfaced as an exhibit in the Comes
vs. MS. antitrust litigation. Bill Gates himself had them distributed
internally.
interesting things Microsoft had to say in a series of internal memos
that later became known as the "Halloween documents" which detail a
FUD campaign aimed to discredit open source anything and Linux in
particular.
The LEAKED documents marked "Microsoft confidential", identify
open-source software, and in particular the Linux operating system, as
a major threat to Microsoft's dominance of the software industry, and
suggest ways in which Microsoft could disrupt the progress of open
source software.
Unlike certain newsgroup idiots like Frank that constantly make fun of
Linux, Microsoft at the highest levels of the corporation in various
internal memos admits Linux is technologically competitive with some
of Microsoft's products and set out a strategy to combat them.
What's FUD? A campaign to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt.
Interesting reading:
http://whites.egloos.com/3013800
http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/faq.html
Just to cut off the usual suspects at the knees who obviously will try
to make some lame attempt to discredit this information you should
know that Microsoft has acknowledged the authenticity of these
documents. Furthermore, they have surfaced as an exhibit in the Comes
vs. MS. antitrust litigation. Bill Gates himself had them distributed
internally.
