You must have encountered the following page:
http://www.microsoft.com/opensource – Opensource at Microsoft
and the following website:
http://www.codeplex.com – Microsoft Opensource Projects Hosting Website
They (Micro$oft) seem to have acknowledged the beauty of opensource in development and have started using it in their development long ago. Have a look at the Sep 2007 history of http://www.microsoft.com/opensource at archive.org. This proves that they had started the site back in September 2007 or earlier.
I posted a topic on MSDNNepal.net/forum recently. I had saved the screenshot of the post. Here it is:
OpenSource @ www.Msdnnepal.net (Click to view image)
Now, they have deleted it already. They have given no specific reasons to have deleted the post. I would certainly like to know what they have to say about it.
I think they do not understand the term OpenSource and believe OpenSource is an antonym of Micro$oft. It is hilarious that such people are moderators and/or administrators of Micro$oft Nepal Community Portal. Long live Micro$oft.
What do you think?
Regards
_khAttAm_
LInux chalaudai MS forum ma gaey pachi delete gardi halcha ni.
^Ye teso ho ra? Windows chalaudai hamro forum ra blog ma dherai post hunchhan. Khai hami delete gardainam ta.
Kuro k vane ni saathi, tiniharu sanga na tarka chhan na bichar. Microsoft ka MSP ra MDP haru uta Microsoft le paiso ra gift pathako bata makhha parera tinaruko company le j sukai naramro kaam garos, teslai swikarna tayar hunchhan ra ajha tes company wa teska product lai kasaile naramro vanyo vane tyo sachai ramro chha vanera vannu ko satta Gali garne ra post delete garne jasto had samma girnu parchha. Kuro tetti ho.
Ani jun moderator le mero post delete garyo, tyo manchhe ka online gatibidhi matra analysis garda usma yi dui kura charlanga dekhiye:
*serious self esteem issues
*poor experience with portals/forums