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Linux and Open Source: "Would you believe that Microsoft (yes Microsoft) was the fifth largest contributor to the soon to be released Linux 3.0 kernel? Believe it."

Network World: "A lot of open source advocates like to rage against the machine at Microsoft, but when a former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination, that's an opinion to note."

Brendan Scott's Weblog: "Last week saw the purchase, by OIN, of a portfolio of patents which ultimately originated from Microsoft."

Linux Magazine: "Tuxera, the Finnish company behind the NTFS-3G open source driver, on its own initiative entered into an agreement with Microsoft over exFAT drivers."

IT Wire: "The driver code that Microsoft contributed to the Linux kernel this week was originally in violation of the GPL, a post by Stephen Hemminger, an engineer with open source vendor Vyatta, says."

Linux Journal: "Next week, I'm taking part in a debate with a Microsoft representative about the passage of the OOXML file format through the ISO process last year.

Since said Microsoftie can draw on the not inconsiderable resources of his organisation to provide him with a little back-up, I thought I'd try to even the odds by putting out a call for help to the unmatched resource that is the Linux Journal community."

All About Microsoft: "Truth can, indeed, be stranger than fiction -- as is evidenced by a May 14 letter on software-licensing policies that was signed by both Microsoft and Linux Foundation officials."