Today, Microsoft contributed Linux drivers to Linux community that will enhance the performance of the Linux operating system when virtualized on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. Although not an entirely new phenomena, Microsoft is rarely seen to embrace GNU General Public License (v2) and is very vocal about the licensing procedure although this is the first time ever of any direct code contribution (20000 lines) to GPL v2.
As a featured story inside Microsoft’s press release, Tom Hanrahan, director of Microsoft’s Open Source Technology Center, is seen through the Q&A session of this release, here’s what he has to say about the announcement –
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This documentation contains information about the version of WiX distributed with Visual Studio Team System code name "Rosario" November CTP. It contains information about:
• What WiX is
• Using WiX on the command line
• Using WiX in Visual Studio
• WiX Schema Reference
• Advanced WiX Usage such as patch building, custom actions, and extensions
• Additional help links and resources
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Microsoft does not have “that many” software as open source because of their proprietary nature. Windows Installer XML (WiX) Toolset is one of the first Microsoft’s open source software available at the worlds largest development and download repository of open source code, sourceforge.net.
On the same note, Microsoft is producing a MSDN Webcast for a vigorous and candid panel discussion on the uses and implications of open source software in an enterprise environment. In this webcast, technology experts Scott Hanselman, Rocky Lhotka, Ted Neward, and Chris Sells mix it up and mince no words as they address this important and sometimes confusing topic.
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Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 | 6:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Language: English-United States
Recommended For: developers
