Building on a discovery that a Microsoft router may be running Linux, PCLinuxOnline finds that key parts of the microsoft.com domain are being served by Linux machines, including pages for the newly-released Windows Server 2003.
Well, it's a shock to finally find out that Windows was using parts of Linux
But to tell the truth, I kind of figured that they would be doing something like this all along. I mean Linux is free and open source, so why not just take some of the good parts from it, change them a little and then use them in their own OS.
The worst enemy on the battlefield is an officer with a map.
Back in the 80's, Microsoft's UNIX variant, XENIX, was the core of SCO's business - and as such, for quite some time, Microsoft made more licensing revenue from Xenix than it did from DOS.
hmm, doesnt he have a partner? i dont think his partner would like it if bill owned most of the company, they probably have 30% each. that way they rule the company.
mean Linux is free and open source, so why not just take some of the good parts from it, change them a little and then use them in their own OS.
Even though linux is open source and free you are not allowed to 'borrow' code and RESELL it. It is distributed under the GPL. This differs from The BSD's that have their own liscencing sytem and allow you to resell as closed source.
Just to let you know.
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I went over the article from the link again and thought about what it said again.
The only thing that is really interesting is the Microsoft router, but the remainder of the article didn't really proove that Microsoft uses part of Linux in its source. It only stated that it was using an internet host, which is not a part of the Microsoft company and therefore doesn't have to use Microsoft Windows Servers.
The entire point of the article only shows that Microsoft doesn't host it's websites out of the Microsoft building, instead it is using a regualr Internet host as everyone else does.
The only thing that really is interesting, is how did the little "i586-pc-linux-gnu" get on the microsoft router. But I must say there isn't really any proof for that either.
The worst enemy on the battlefield is an officer with a map.
Originally posted by onzeponze
nah, microsoft has a co-founder.
No, actually...it really doesn't...Steve Balmer didn't really jump onto the Microsoft train until after it was a company. Microsoft really only has one founder...Billy. That's how I understand it.
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This post has been edited 2 time(s), it was last edited by Heather on 08-08-2003 at 10:49.
As far as I remember, Bil Gates actually stepped down from his position in the company a couple of years ago. He's no longer the Head of Microsoft. He still is up there among the top executives of Microsoft, but he no longer runs it as the big chief.
The worst enemy on the battlefield is an officer with a map.
Well for me life is very small and one time oppurtunity given to us by allmighty up above there so i want to make most of that so that after my death i keep living in peoples heart
That I don't know. If I got some time I'll look into it though.
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08-08-2003 19:29
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Microsoft uses Linux?
