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WSFU GPL
Windows Services for UNIX has some GPL utilities in it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321712
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WSFU GPL  larry@... | 07/20/09
We Know EXACTLY 'Why This Largess?': MS Self Interest  Seamus O'Brog | 07/21/09
Of course MS is doing it for MS benefit  rkegel@... | 07/22/09
Beware of Microsoft! They probably have something in the code that hurts!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
MS self interest, absolutely  781lc | 07/21/09
Please repost after you have sobered up.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
XNU Not Linux?  Sephoroth | 07/21/09
Based on FreeBSD, but not compatible  wjanoch | 07/22/09
Microsoft Is Gathering Ammo.  3JG Productions Network | 07/21/09
a company that wants to take over everything...  Skidpalace | 07/22/09
Uh, no  914four | 07/23/09
If I read the article right....  maggietoo9 | 07/22/09
Please, go away with that sort of comment  matt@... | 07/23/09
Nobody's view is an "invalid" view  Ole Man | 07/23/09
M$ IS evil  robsku | 08/22/09
This is their response to Google Chrome OS  Millystone | 07/21/09
Google Chrome OS is not using a Unix code base  bluefox83 | 07/21/09
Chrome OS is Vaporware! (it WILL BE running *nix)  wjanoch | 07/22/09
device drivers  tomofumi | 07/21/09
VMWARE Lower TCO, Higher Reliability  itguy08 | 07/20/09
Wow.....  daMan25 | 07/20/09
VMware Server 1 and 2  gschultz | 07/20/09
OK.....  daMan25 | 07/20/09
Limp along with VMware Server 2 ?  gschultz | 07/20/09
well point was......  daMan25 | 07/20/09
You're missing the point...  gschultz | 07/20/09
Sales pitch......  EarFix | 07/21/09
VMware server 2.0 free?  jshifflet@... | 07/21/09
Distributing the software  gschultz | 07/22/09
But what about  davidhite | 07/21/09
Question...  cashaww | 07/21/09
Win2008 Server License. Free?  SupraGuy | 07/21/09
Hyper-V is only cheap because it is subsidized with the Windows monopoly.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
Ever try Virtual Box ?  lynne1462@... | 07/21/09
$699???  DemonX | 07/20/09
response to comments from "WoW"  wanderson | 07/20/09
Net Access Corp is a VMWare shop...talk about paid shill! [nt]  Scrat | 07/21/09
Please post a link proving your impressions. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
Can you please post a link for the LSE MS decision (and the hype).  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
"a heck of alot cheaper than vmware"  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
Actually  jshifflet@... | 07/21/09
No. It' VMWare with the Microsoft rebranded name of Hyper-V.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
Proof?  davidhite | 07/21/09
Smoking Crack?  jshifflet@... | 07/21/09
why do microsoft employees insist on invading these forums?  maggietoo9 | 07/22/09
Because that's what they're paid to do?  Ole Man | 07/23/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  Loverock Davidson | 07/20/09
We missed you on the linux eploit story.  Been_Done_Before | 07/20/09
Hurry...  Viva la crank dodo | 07/20/09
Extending the olive branch... p'shaw.  Metronome49 | 07/20/09
These are drivers ...  de-void | 07/21/09
No, silly. It's about licenses and Microsoft will charge for each OS VM. NT  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
Some people are so easily persuaded  Ole Man | 07/21/09
MS can't create a Guest OS...without stealing THAT OS! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
At last someone with sense!  An Old Man | 07/22/09
EX-ACTLY!  maggietoo9 | 07/22/09
Why don't you approve of this move? I'll show you mine if you show me yours  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
overheating  pgit | 07/21/09
No olive branch here... this is a fishhook.  over2sd | 07/22/09
Device drivers are not part of kernel  shis-ka-bob | 07/20/09
Yes. I was trying to make the distinction  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 07/20/09
not exactly  Mitch 74 | 07/20/09
They are part of the Kernel  adams484@... | 07/21/09
correct, in that  pgit | 07/21/09
Well, if anybody is unenlightened enough  Ole Man | 07/20/09
SHoking  gnesterenko | 07/20/09
FSVO "When"  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/20/09
has zero impact on consumer behavior?  Ole Man | 07/20/09
So what?  GuidingLight | 07/20/09
Do you ever...  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder  Ole Man | 07/20/09
Well if lying and stretching the truth is beauty....  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
Well, who is biased here?  Ole Man | 07/21/09
Microsoft admitted they are real...  robsku | 08/22/09
Makes perfect sense  JoeMama_z | 07/20/09
Ballmer Has Wings?  itanalyst2@... | 07/20/09
Pigs do fly...  maskman01 | 07/20/09
Another embrace and extend?  jrnicoll@... | 07/20/09
100% Correct  spartan2276 | 07/20/09
no  shis-ka-bob | 07/20/09
And further ...  daboochmeister | 07/20/09
MAYBE I get it.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
Uninformed  honeymonster | 07/22/09
Hyper-V  anonymuos | 07/20/09
So Microsoft uses Lunix and force us to buy Window?  Randalllind | 07/20/09
Was Bill Gates holding a gun to your head at the cash register?  MissingMatter | 07/20/09
Not forced to use it, just armtwisted into buying it.  motie38@... | 07/20/09
antitrust laws in the US have become a joke  Ole Man | 07/21/09
Yes. By making Windows the only OS on high-tier OEM computers MS shot us.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
re Yes. By making Windows the only OS on high-tier OEM computers MS shot us  j-mccurdy@... | 07/22/09
Time to change your article name  Been_Done_Before | 07/20/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  spartan2276 | 07/20/09
The Code should be REJECTED 100%  gertruded | 07/20/09
Really?  rapson | 07/20/09
I think you missed the point. Perhaps you should take your MS glasses off.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
The one thing you can hide in open source code...  over2sd | 07/22/09
beware of wolfs in sheeps clothing bearing gifts .....  lightingrod | 07/20/09
All one need do is reject Microsoft in totum  Ole Man | 07/20/09
Like I said above .........  lightingrod | 07/20/09
Ignore the MS globs on the wall...lest your spend more than it's worth!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  SPTech | 07/20/09
Yes, clearly  daboochmeister | 07/20/09
Actually, MS releasing code for anything other than Windows is an ALERT!!!!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
oh crap... GPFs or Blue screens on Linux now  deaf_e_kate | 07/20/09
NOT!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  spartan2276 | 07/20/09
No Thanks Microsoft, I think I will run a stable Linux  nucrash | 07/20/09
I highly doubt it will be accepted into the tree  Michael Kelly | 07/20/09
as usual, directly from the MS "facts" PR machine  ranjix@... | 07/20/09
still it's interesting  cameigons | 07/20/09
For the good of Linux?  gertruded | 07/20/09
well..  cameigons | 07/20/09
Agreed.  massivegas | 07/20/09
Interesting is right...  RodPayne | 07/20/09
100% correct  Ole Man | 07/20/09
Which sounds more open to you?  jeverettk | 07/21/09
My wish for the world...  RodPayne | 07/22/09
If you want to see open minds...  over2sd | 07/22/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  kcgolden | 07/20/09
What he means is...  NetArch. | 07/20/09
Microsoft Java, second verse  jones172 | 07/20/09
that isn't my recollection  shis-ka-bob | 07/20/09
Formula breaking ODF?  honeymonster | 07/22/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  vger_z | 07/20/09
Really?  daboochmeister | 07/20/09
I'm running Debian 2.0 and MY WIRELESS DON'T WORK  cryptikonline | 07/20/09
Windows expert who tried to do it "the Windows way"  bswiss | 07/20/09
Well everyone is entitled to their opinions...  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
"Something seems suspect here"  Ole Man | 07/21/09
And "something" is usually very wise, too  Ole Man | 07/20/09
Well that makes little sense really.. (NT)  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
Hmmm...  ShadowGIATL | 07/20/09
go get Ubuntu and load it  lynne1462@... | 07/21/09
same OS, same results  tmsbrdrs | 07/21/09
What about the Atheros 5007 chipset?  Kerry from BC | 07/22/09
But Will This Be Allowed?  sandmanfvr | 07/20/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  S.Towle | 07/20/09
Pigs also STINK: Get clothpins out of attic for this! wink  i2fun@... | 07/20/09
I would go over the 20,000 lines of code  lynne1462@... | 07/20/09
No need to worry imo  cameigons | 07/20/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  DemonX | 07/20/09
Trojon Horse?  The Management consultant | 07/20/09
So this has nothing to do with how I use Linux  zeke123 | 07/20/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  /.dword | 07/20/09
This is an attack on VMWare  davidr69 | 07/20/09
Defense against VMWare  PatKelly | 07/20/09
yes people mix platforms  dgrainge | 07/21/09
You hit it right on the head  gschultz | 07/20/09
well  sjaak327 | 07/20/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  kunthar | 07/20/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  junkmail@... | 07/20/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  mist27@... | 07/20/09
look at the number of bugs in Linux  Aussie_Troll | 07/20/09
look at the number of bugs in Linux  roryelliott | 07/21/09
Re: look at the number of bugs in Linux  mfillpot | 07/21/09
Fat Chance!  mjolnar@... | 07/21/09
As Halloween approaches  Ole Man | 07/22/09
Better that Linux hosts Windows and other OSs. Linux would keep its grip on  softwareFlunky | 07/20/09
they won't have an option ...  dgrainge | 07/21/09
Virtualization or no Virtualization  Ole Man | 07/21/09
Dumb question to ask here.  mjolnar@... | 07/21/09
Thank you for the wise answer  Ole Man | 07/21/09
Another Marketing Strategy from Microsoft  kiazhi@... | 07/20/09
Ferengism In It's Most Hideous Form!  Billcarmean | 07/20/09
Please  sjaak327 | 07/20/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  peterbcarter | 07/20/09
Microsoft released these drivers to enhance their own product...  over2sd | 07/23/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  westea49 | 07/21/09
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer  hyperspherical | 07/21/09
Microsoft Linux code? Not on my PC!  as901 | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  Rich_077 | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  curetgabriel@... | 07/21/09
Why would you ever want to run Linux on top of an M$ OS ?  leszek.kobiernicki@... | 07/21/09
Damn Vulnerable Linux - a teaching tool  Tom6 | 07/21/09
Better hang onto your old Linux disks, boyze  Ole Man | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  ubaz2 | 07/21/09
Microsoft code.  magallanes | 07/21/09
Microsquish malware  Tom6 | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  voss749 | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  SpankyFrost | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  struts55 | 07/21/09
Kinda makes sense  Tom6 | 07/21/09
Why?  over2sd | 07/23/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  jshifflet@... | 07/21/09
No more free advice to Microsoft! I'm sick of MS using posters to 'change'  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  bearlyworking | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  ekennedy1@... | 07/21/09
20000 MS lines = 2000 anybody else  GrimmReaperSound | 07/21/09
Citations to back thatup?  honeymonster | 07/22/09
Well no different than what you do...  UAC nanny screen | 07/22/09
Big deal M$. Novell want the work done and asks M$ opinion/permissi  meandnotme | 07/21/09
Not a big deal - it's optimization for linux under VM in windows  sinephase | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  Lucky7Star | 07/21/09
I vote for your solution  Ole Man | 07/21/09
Do you know how they kill a wolf?  mikifinaz1@... | 07/21/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  nanikusasaki | 07/21/09
usual Microsoft FUD  danbi | 07/22/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  bill@... | 07/22/09
Expect the other shoe to drop...  rtalbert | 07/22/09
...but not from that foot.  over2sd | 07/22/09
This is just a small part of "The Microsoft Creep"  Ole Man | 07/22/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  Kai Ahnig | 07/22/09
20.000 lines are nothings...  maguilar2k | 07/22/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  matt@... | 07/23/09
RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code  jshifflet@... | 07/23/09
Vmware ESXi 4.0 is free and better than hyper-v  dunerunner68 | 07/24/09
ESXi Free, until you need support  jshifflet@... | 07/24/09
when installing Hyper-V with Windows,  Ole Man | 07/24/09
WOW! Aerolineas Pigentina is visible ...  thx-1138_@... | 07/25/09
Well dog my cats!  Ole Man | 07/27/09

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