Microsoft expands open source presence
InternetNews | at | by Mike
There was a time when open source was the antithesis of everything that Microsoft stood for. But these days, that's no longer the case, it says.
Sam Ramji, senior director of platform strategy at Microsoft, took the stage here at OSCON, offering the promise of collaboration with the software giant while announcing a number of new, open source initiatives.
His biggest news is that Microsoft is joining the open source Apache Software Foundation as a platinum sponsor.
"We think this opens up a new chapter for Microsoft," Ramji said. "This is a big thing -- it's an endorsement of the Apache way."