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01-04-2012 7:55 PM
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Windows 8 source code to Linux Foundation.
http://www.muktware.com/c2050/3486/microsoft-joins-linux-foundation-donates-windows-8-source-code
"The Linux Foundation has announced the joining of Microsoft as its latest member. Microsoft has also proposed to donate the source code of Windows 8 to the Linux Foundation. The company is also working with the Linux community to merge the Windows 8 kernel with the Linux mainline tree."
Dream on.......
http://www.muktware.com/c2050/3486/microsoft-joins-linux-foundation-donates-windows-8-source-code
"The Linux Foundation has announced the joining of Microsoft as its latest member. Microsoft has also proposed to donate the source code of Windows 8 to the Linux Foundation. The company is also working with the Linux community to merge the Windows 8 kernel with the Linux mainline tree."
Dream on.......

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01-04-2012 8:03 PM
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April fool !

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01-04-2012 8:12 PM
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No. Really?
As I said, dream on...
As I said, dream on...

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02-04-2012 9:49 PM
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I read that and thought "even Microsoft have realised that Windows 8 is rubbish - who can we dump it on?"
Then I looked at the link. And the date.
Then I looked at the link. And the date.
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03-04-2012 11:35 PM
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It's not quite so far fetched. MS is in the top 20 contributors to the Linux kernel (17th in fact!).
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04-04-2012 10:58 AM
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Quote All of the 361 patches that Microsoft has contributed towards Linux 3.0 are simply patches for the Hyper-V driver. They are there only to make it possible for Linux to run on Windows Servers. This contribution should not be interpreted as a change in Microsoft’s attitude towards Free and Open Source Software, and Linux in general.
See http://techie-buzz.com/foss/microsoft-linux-3-0.html
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