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11/2 Anybody know if this is for real
"Eric Raymond was recently leaked an internal Microsoft memo
outlining strategies to be used against open-source software.
The document, with esr's comments, is available for your personal
enjoyment." http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/halloween.html
\_ i have too many projects and midterms to read the whole damn
thing. what's the gist?
\_ if it is a hoax, someone had way too much time on his hands.
it's pretty lengthy & detailed.
\_ This is already posted below (q.v.).
\_ http://www.slashdot.org has a headline saying microsoft admits the
oss memo is authentic...
\_ http://news.com & the wall street journal got microsoft spokesdroids
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