On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 18:34 -0300, Hilton Medeiros wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:16:51 -0300 > Felipe Tanus <fotanus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Rafael Correia > > <rafaelnominato@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > The purpose of Microsoft at a Open Source event? Steal code, of > > > course. > > > > > > -- Rafael Correia > > > > > > > Actually, Microsoft contributes to open source [1]. Including > > to Linux kernel, with drivers [2]. I guess we should be thankful for > > they spend they time and money helping the kernel. > > Personally I don't care what they true intentions are, and > > surely they only did this aiming on what any capitalist company would > > do, but the fact is that helps Linux as a software. > > > > [ ]'s > > > > [1] http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/ > > [2] http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/project-detail.aspx?pid=18 > > > > > > > > Don't do that, please. > Defending MS for fun in a Linux mailing list won't get you anywhere. > You have a blog for posting your thoughts. Useless flamebait posts > should be motive enough for a ban. Don't even start, please. If that's the case criticizing Microsoft for fun should be enough to earn a ban. The snide comments on Microsoft's intentions are much worse flame-baiting than clarification on Microsoft's real (admittedly minor) contributions to the kernel. Linux is not a religious cult.
