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"We love OSS" = Mating call of the loser
Yes, you see it all the time. Software company in financial trouble. "Let's adopt open source to fix our problems. We can get the hippies to do our work for us."

Yep, see it all the time. It's a last gasp from a company that doesn't matter anymore.
Posted by: BFD   Posted on: 05/06/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It still amazes me...  bokeefe1@... | 05/05/04
Funny.. I thought i read Financial.  ickusslime@... | 05/05/04
Oh yeah...  ickusslime@... | 05/05/04
They don't  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/05/04
Just like a buddy of mine does  voska | 05/05/04
Re: It still amazes me...  Franklin_z | 05/05/04
I agree, but to a point  Monkey_MCSE | 05/05/04
They don't... They get other's code in exchange  Plain Logic | 05/05/04
Yes, AMAZING!! ...  Eggs Ackley_z | 05/06/04
How soon will you see MS in Linux? (RH?) skin?  Vily Clay | 05/05/04
Good points, but I wouldn't trust the UN to do ANYTHING !!!  Plain Logic | 05/05/04
If this will ever happen ? it can only be a totally different UN. (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/05/04
I think Bush wants it gone too.  seosamh_z | 05/05/04
Can you see further? (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/05/04
About the existing UN that we have to change ...  Vily Clay | 05/06/04
It will be interesting when OSS starts to show up in HW  oldskool | 05/05/04
I haven't really noticed that  voska | 05/05/04
The OSS snowball rolls on  George Mitchell | 05/06/04
"We love OSS" = Mating call of the loser  BFD | 05/06/04

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