[CS-FSLUG] LXer Responds to Microsoft's Port 25

[Don Parris]

On 4/13/06, Ritchie, Josiah S. <jritchie at bible.edu> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Recently, Microsoft launched their Port 25 portal in an effort to
> > communicate with the FOSS community.  Here is LXer's Response:
> >
> > http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/58360/index.html
>
> I like the conclusion. Microsoft must demonstrate that they are willing to abstain from harmful behavior. They may need some direction in knowing what that looks like though. That's what I've been using Port 25 for. I've been dropping the suggestion that I'd most like them to take action on. If they started releasing patches to projects that provided greater compatibility with their stuff such as LDAP or even just released the documentation on it so that the FOSS community could build the bridges.
>

Well, they may indeed need some help.  However, I think they have
plenty of input available to them already.  I think they really know
what they need to do.  It's time for us to quit playing the
"co-dependent".

> If I saw this activity, I may turn a pleasurable thought their way. Perhaps I'd be naïve, but I have this eternal hope complex revolving around the world working together. I know it won't happen until heaven, but . . .
>

I, too, would look at Microsoft differently.  And we can still dream
about the world working together.  It sounds nice, anyway.  :-)

As you can see the article got an overwhelming response, both in terms
of views and comments, at LXer and on Digg.com.  Some of the comments
were pretty thoughtful.  Others were just way off base.  That's life
for you though.

Don
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