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The Microsoft "Community"

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:17 am
by clem
It turns out Microsoft too have a community of volunteers and as you can see (read below) the company likes to maintain a really "close" relationship with them:

http://www.theregister.com/2007/06/05/m ... p_threats/

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:54 am
by civint
But MS doesn't want you supporting Visual Studio Express with your add-ons
re-insert *supporting visual studio express* and replace with *improving the functionality and useability of MS apps*

It just looks like another case of bullying from MS, who won't make a few pennies from the sale of a program that savvy (or cheap) users will download for free from pirtaebay or something.

I understand the MS not liking people making cracks to make their cheapy cheerful versions of software free, but stopping a man who is incorporating extended functionality (from his own code, and open(free) APIs) just seems like a bit of overkill.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:18 pm
by 900i
Clem, I think we should invite him over to Mint, where his Developer skills will be mucho appreciated by the Open Source Community. :lol:

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:31 pm
by kanishka
:shock: :shock: :shock:
Disconcerting. MS is digging its tomb with such behaviour.

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:03 pm
by clem
900i wrote:Clem, I think we should invite him over to Mint, where his Developer skills will be mucho appreciated by the Open Source Community. :lol:
He's probably moved to some other operating system already, after Microsoft gently invited him to get lost...

Clem

Never

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:04 am
by Benny
I will never use a distro how makes deals whit microsoft :!:
It's all bad for Linux :evil: