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Dec
01
2009
451 CAOS Links 2009.12.01
Posted by The 451 Group on Tue 01 Dec 2009 17:11 UTC
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Banking on open source. Open source as a business model. And more.

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Banking on open source
# CIOL.com reported on the benefits of Standard Chartered Bank’s open source-based core banking system.

Open source as a business model
The “open source has failed as a …

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Jul
20
2009
Microsoft contributes to Linux kernel: a CAOS Theory Q&A
Posted by The 451 Group on Mon 20 Jul 2009 18:01 UTC
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Microsoft has announced that it is to contribute code to the Linux kernel development effort under the GNU General Public License (GPL) v2. What on earth does it all mean? Here’s our take on the situation. With thanks to Jay Lyman for his contribution to the following:

Q. This is a joke, right?

A. Not at all, although if any announcement is better suited to the image above, we can’t think of one. Microsoft has announced that it is going to contribute code to Linux under the GPLv2.

Q. What code is Microsoft contributing?

A. Microsoft is offering 20,000 lines of its own device drivers to the Linux kernel that will enable Linux to run as a guest …

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