[Fsf-friends] The MS trojan horse in Linux Asia 2007

Sandip Bhattacharya sandip@[EMAIL-PROTECTED]
Wed Jan 31 12:22:54 IST 2007


In the Economic Times (at Bangalore) today, there is an article on page
6 titled "MS takes linux world by storm"

"""
When asked about its participation in Linux Asia, Microsoft said that
the company will try to educate clients and communicate about its new
stance towards open source. Mr Radhesh Balakrishnan, director, platform
strategy, Microsoft, told ET, “Open source software is turning
commercial and commercial software is becoming more open to open source.
We believe that interoperability between the two is the way to the
future. People have created a myth in the minds of clients that the
world can work only either on open source. Rather than being carried
over by rhetoric, clients should rather look at lowering TCO (total cost
of ownership). According to a Frost & Sullivan study, Windows offers
15.9% lower TCO than Linux on the server side.’’
"""


It is quite obvious what their point of participating in the event is
about. I don't understand how a company which doesn't contribute to
Linux is any positive/constructive way, can be allowed to participate in
such an event. What is the criteria for participating in this apparently
Linux event?

Conversely, is there any way a Linux company can participate in an
Microsoft promoting event and talk about the virtues of Linux?


- Sandip




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