Microsoft relaxes open stance
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft is softening its attitude toward the open-source community, calling for a sit-down to discuss how it can better work with the open-source world.
At a recent conference in Cambridge, Md., sponsored by the Association for Competitive Technology, Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, called for cooperation among Microsoft, its competitors and the open-source community.
"I think that in the world of software development today, there is a broad panoply of software development models," Smith said. "I think we're going to have to figure out how to build some bridges between the various parts of our industry."