Phoenix.pm: Fwd: Mundie to Speak at O'Reilly Open Source Convention

[Doug Miles]

JAMSF (Just Another Microsoft FUDer) :)

Bryan Lane wrote:
> 
> Is this Craig guy serious?  He thinks he can somehow merge the two
> communities?  Has he read any of the open source discussion boards lately?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doug and Julie Miles [SMTP:djmilesfamily at earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 4:32 PM
> > To:   phoenix-pm-list at happyfunball.pm.org
> > Subject:      Phoenix.pm: Fwd: Mundie to Speak at O'Reilly Open Source
> > Convention
> >
> >
> > >Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 09:22:02 -0700 (PDT)
> > >From: Denise Olliffe <deniseo at oreilly.com>
> > >To: djmilesfamily at earthlink.net
> > >Subject: Mundie to Speak at O'Reilly Open Source Convention
> > >
> > >Your members may be interested in this bit of news...
> > >
> > >MICROSOFT SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT CRAIG MUNDIE TO SPEAK
> > >AT O'REILLY OPEN SOURCE CONVENTION
> > >
> > >Microsoft Senior Vice President Craig Mundie set off a far-reaching
> > >debate recently when he introduced Microsoft's Shared Source program,
> > >which blends access to source code with the preservation of strong
> > >intellectual property rights by software developers, and contrasted
> > >Shared Source to Open Source and the GNU Public License.
> > >
> > >There's been a strong response from the open source and free software
> > >communities, accusing Microsoft of trying to co-opt the momentum of
> > >open source with a program that offers superficial similarities, but
> > >few of the real benefits. Microsoft counters that they are trying to
> > >find a balance between the needs of commercial developers and the
> > >lessons learned from the open source movement.
> > >
> > >"We think that this is a debate worth having," says Tim O'Reilly.
> > >"Chicago law professor Cass Sunstein's book 'Republic.com' makes the
> > >case that when people talk only to those who already agree with them,
> > >their views become more extreme, but when they engage with those of
> > >opposite views, both sides move towards the middle. The best way for
> > >the open source community to change Microsoft's business practices is
> > >to engage them in serious conversation, not just criticize them from a
> > >distance."
> > >
> > >At the O'Reilly Open Source Convention on July 26th, Craig Mundie will
> > >discuss ways in which Shared Source differs from Open Source, and why
> > >Microsoft believes that the Shared Source Philosophy supports a strong
> > >software business case for commercial software developers and their
> > >customers.
> > >
> > >Red Hat CTO Michael Tiemann will then make the case for open source.
> > >His speech will be followed by a panel discussion with Tiemann, Mundie,
> > >and other experts on intellectual property and the software industry.
> > >The panel will be moderated by Tim O'Reilly.
> > >
> > >
> > >About the O'Reilly Open Source Convention:
> > >The 3rd annual O'Reilly Open Source Convention will be held July 23-27,
> > >2001, at the Waterfront Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego,
> > >California. This year's expanded convention includes over 250 sessions
> > >in 14 tracks on key open source technologies such as Perl, Apache, XML,
> > >Python, PHP, MySQL, Linux, and many more. The convention will attract
> > >over 2000 hardcore system administrators, programmers, and Web
> > >developers, who join the leaders of the critical open source
> > >technologies to learn how to understand, code, and manage these
> > >powerful tools. Held in conjunction with the Open Source Convention,
> > >the O'Reilly Summit on Open Source Strategies, organized by O'Reilly
> > >Research, brings together technology leaders from open source companies
> > >along with executives (CTOs, CIOs, CEOs) from leading companies that
> > >use open source software for strategic advantage. For more information
> > >see:  http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/
> > >
> > >For more details on Craig Mundie's speech, please see:
> > >http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2001/view/e_sess/1834
> > >
> > >O'Reilly Open Source Convention and Perl Conference 5 Early Bird
> > >Registration through June 22, 2001:
> > >http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2001/pub/10/register.html
> > >
> > >To obtain your press pass for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention
> > >and Perl Conference 5, see:
> > >http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2001/create/e_press
> > >
> > >
> > ># # #
> > >
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> > >other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
> >