NT a Open Source? No joke.

[Roberto Andrade Fonseca <randrade en campus iztacala unam mx>]

Hola:

Es sorprendente la nota de Edupage:

MICROSOFT ALTERS WINDOWS STRATEGY, HINTING IT MAY 
UNVEIL UNDERLYING CODE
Microsoft vice president Brian Valentine said the company is 
"seriously considering" opening the source code of the Windows NT
kernel to allow outside programmers to improve on the technology.
The company may not follow through on the idea, but the fact that
it is even considering the open-source strategy is a major shift 
in thinking for a company known for fiercely protecting its 
intellectual secrets and dismissing the open source movement.  
The news follows another about-face this week by Microsoft, which
announced it would release a new Windows 98-based consumer 
operating system and tailor the long-awaited Windows 2000 for 
corporate use.  Previously, the company had planned to abandon 
Windows 98 and focus on the entirely new code contained in 
Windows 2000.  (Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition 04/08/99)

Será verdad o una estrategia más de Memo Puertas?

Saludos,

                       Roberto Andrade Fonseca

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