Re:Microsoft Contributes Linux Drivers to Linux Community
by j_baker on Tuesday July 21, 2009 @07:57AM
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I think this is more of an indicator that Microsoft finally has the business sense to realize that GPL'ed software isn't just some fad for tree-hugging hippies. That also means that they may be starting to realize that they can't control the market just based on the fact that Windows is on 90% of all desktops.
Seriously: this is something that should be expected. This is the only license they would use to license Linux kernel drivers that allow Linux to run better under Hyper-V. It's not out of kindness but of forcedly enlightened self-interest.
It's likely a response to some heavyweight clients saying: "Look... We use Windows here, but those Linux servers won't go away and they run like crap under your Hyper-V thing. Fix it or we will run VMWare, Xen or something else"