Most of the data is from personal research. A quick Google search revealed some interesting points that I verified. For example, pointing a hex editor at ftp.exe to see if the 1983 copyright statement from the Regents of the University of California was still there.
However, I owe a debt of gratitude to my good friend Brian Behlendorf who provided me a copy of the presentation he gave at the Digital Freedom Expo at the University of the Western Cape last Thursday. The presentation was entitled 'Ten things you may not know about open source.' In it one of Brian's top 10 was 'Microsoft loves opensource'. This combined with my upcoming Mix07 panel served as the inspiration for today's blog.
Most of the data is from personal research. A quick Google search revealed some interesting points that I verified. For example, pointing a hex editor at ftp.exe to see if the 1983 copyright statement from the Regents of the University of California was still there.
However, I owe a debt of gratitude to my good friend Brian Behlendorf who provided me a copy of the presentation he gave at the Digital Freedom Expo at the University of the Western Cape last Thursday. The presentation was entitled 'Ten things you may not know about open source.' In it one of Brian's top 10 was 'Microsoft loves opensource'. This combined with my upcoming Mix07 panel served as the inspiration for today's blog.
Hope that helps,
whurley